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S2E6 Representation Is Not Optional: Why Our Kids Need to See Themselves
In this powerful episode of Choice Words, host Jay Artis-Wright sits down with Dr. Jon Carroll, founder of Jubilee Academy, a new school opening in Inglewood, California, built with community,…
S2E5 Homeschooling Our Way: Why More Families of Color Are Choosing Homeschool
In this episode of Choice Words, host Jay Artis-Wright talks with Elan Page, founder of Homeschool Our Way, about why more families of color are exploring homeschooling.What began during the COVID…
S2E4 Radical Empathy & Micro-Schooling: Why We Can’t Wait for Policy to Catch Up with Courage
"Connection over curriculum." That is the heartbeat of this week’s conversation with Lizette Valles, a visionary Latina leader, co-founder of the California Micro School Collective, and founder of…
S2E3 Building a Safe Space: Why Culturally Affirming Schools Matter
In this powerful episode of Choice Words, Jay sits down with Tee Wilson, founder and CEO of B.E. Academy for Girls in Nashville, Tennessee, a culturally responsive, STEAM-based school created to…
S2E2 Rewriting the Rules: How One Family Took Learning Into Their Own Hands
What happens when a 5th grader’s love of learning is stifled—and her parents say enough? Meet Haley Taylor Schlitz, who left traditional school, graduated high school at 13, earned her law degree by…
S2E1 Unschooling, Clarity, and Care with Dr. Tracey Samone Dumas Clark
What does it mean to lead with clarity, care, and courage while raising sons, stewarding land, and unschooling Black children in a world that often misunderstands all three?In this powerful kickoff…
S1E14 Micro Schools: The Future of Black Education
In this powerful episode of Choice Words, host Jay Artist Wright sits down with Nicole Stewart, founder of the National Association of Black Micro School Leaders (NABML). Together, they pull back the…
S1E13 Freedom, Power, and the Black-Led Charter Revolution
This week, we sit down with Dr. Patricia Brantley, CEO of Friendship Public Charter Schools in D.C., to discuss what it truly means to lead with freedom and power. Dr. Brantley, who learned the…
S1E12 Leadership, Talent, and the Evolution of Parent Power
Lakisha Young of The Oakland REACH joins Jay Artis-Wright to discuss the evolution of The Oakland REACH. Lakisha shares her journey of moving an organization from simply demanding quality education…
S1E13 Restoring Agency, Family, Freedom, and the Power of Choice
What does it mean to truly have agency in your life—especially as a parent navigating a broken school system? In this powerful episode of Choice Words, Jay Artis-Wright sits down with author,…
S1E10 The Homeschool Mindset: Reclaiming Our Children’s Passion for Learning
In this episode of The Choice Words Podcast, Jay Artis-Wright sits down with Dr. Myiesha Taylor, an emergency medicine physician, mom, activist, and co-author of The Homeschool Alternative, to…
S1E9 Why Teaching Alone Isn’t Enough: A Conversation on Schools, Systems & Wrap Around Services
What do you do when the school system isn’t built to serve the kids you care about most? For some educators, the answer is: build something better.In this episode of Choice Words, Jay Artis Wright…
S1E8 Latino Families and the Charter School Choice
In this episode of Choice Words, host Jay Artist-Wright sits down with Crystal Felix Clark, a bold charter school leader from Atlanta, Georgia, who has built a school community that centers…
S1E7 What is the Freedom Our Communities Get When We Start Small Schools?
In this powerful conversation, we sit down with educator, author, entrepreneur, and microschool founder Isis Spann to unpack what true freedom can look like when communities take education into their…
From State Capitals to Our Classrooms — How State Politics Shape Our Schools
What does a quorum break in Texas have to do with your child’s school? Host Jay Artis-Wright is joined by Texas State Board of Education member Staci Childs and Paula White of JerseyCAN to unpack how…
S1E5 Women of Color Leading for Equity in Education & Expanding Real Choice
In this compelling conversation, we sit down with a powerhouse leader and founder of RISE Indy, Jasmin Shaheed-Young, to explore the intersections of motherhood, equity, and bold education reform. We…
S1E4 Community First: The Power of Parent-Led and School-Led Movements in School Choice
In this episode of Choice Words, host Jay Artist Wright talks with Janie Segui Rodriguez of Stop the Wait RI and Subira Gordon of the Nashville Charter Collaborative about the power of parent-led and…
S1E3 How Education and Politics Play Out in School Choice Debates
Education is political—and the stakes have never been higher for Black and Latino communities. In this episode of Choice Words, host J. Artists Wright, CEO of Freedom to Choose Schools (formerly…
S1E2 The Civil Rights Roots of School Choice
In this episode of Choice Words, we trace the powerful civil rights legacy behind the school choice movement. From landmark decisions like Brown v. Board of Education to the present-day fight for…
S1E1 When the System Fails, We Build Our Own
What happens when the school system fails your child—and there’s no clear roadmap for what’s next? In this powerful premiere episode of Choice Words, host Jay Artis Wright sits down with two dynamic…
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