Unraveling Education w/Danielle Ford
Danielle Ford
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About This Podcast
🎙 Welcome to Unraveling Education – where we pull back the curtain on school district politics, power plays, and public education profiteering.
I’m Danielle Ford, former Trustee of the Clark County School District (CCSD)—the fifth-largest school district in the nation—and now a Nevada State Board of Education member.
Over the years, I’ve had a front-row seat to billions of dollars in spending, political backroom deals, and strategic corruption happening not just in CCSD, but across public education. And trust me—this is a story worth telling.
⚡ But let’s be clear—I’m not here to tear down public education. I’m an advocate for ethical reform, accountability, and policies that actually serve students, educators, and communities. Exposing corruption isn’t about destroying the system—it’s about making it work the way it should.
🎭 What to Expect:
📖 Storytime Episodes – These are the heart of the podcast. I share firsthand experiences from my time on the board, the unexpected twists, the battles fought, and the lessons learned.
🔍 Deep Dives & Investigations – Following the money, exposing shady deals, and connecting the dots behind the scenes.
🎙 Interviews & Expert Insights – From whistleblowers to educators, we bring in key voices to help uncover what’s really happening in education.
✨ Where to Start?
Jump in wherever you like—but if you want the full story, the Storytime episodes are where it all unfolds. Whether you start from Season 1’s “Diary of a New School Board Trustee” for a first-hand look into school boards and governance corruption or dive straight into Season 2’s Pandemic-themed episodes, you’ll get a binge-worthy breakdown of what’s really happening in public education.
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Recent Episodes
S2E3 The Superintendent Shuffle- Part 2: The Nevada Education Power Play
After Jhone Ebert was tapped to lead CCSD, the Nevada Governor quietly filled her old State Superintendent seat — triggering controversy, questions, and a whole lot of political maneuvering.In Part 2…
S2E2 The Superintendent Shuffle- Part 1: Inside CCSD’s Wild Superintendent Search
In Part 1 of The Superintendent Shuffle, I break down the Clark County School District’s (CCSD) superintendent hiring process, and why it has educators, families, and policy-watchers in Southern…
S2E1 The Pandemic Begins: Fear, Panic & School Shutdowns [Storytime]
This is the real, unfiltered story of how the COVID-19 pandemic hit the education system in Las Vegas, NV and how power, politics, and profit impacted millions of lives.• What really happened behind…
S1E13 Book Bans & Voucher Plans: The TRUTH about Moms for Liberty (The Education Wars) 📚
Learn what Moms for Liberty really is and who’s behind them, the long history of book bans, the obsession with transgender policies, the WHY behind anti-CRT initiatives, and the REAL agenda that’s…
S1E12 The Jesus Jara Chronicles: Part 3
This is the epic conclusion to "The Jesus Jara Chronicles". Learn about the closed sessions, mediation, and legal scandals that were orchestrated to punish school board members, rip off taxpayers,…
S1E11 The Jesus Jara Chronicles: Part 2
We're really getting into the heat of Jesus Jara's corruption in CCSD now, friends! Learn about the scheme to get Superintendent Jara's contract extended, the time he was fired... and then unfired...…
S1E10 The Jesus Jara Chronicles: Part 1
This episode is all about my experience with the absolute lawless tyrant, Jesus Jara, and the evil and maniacal things he did while he was superintendent of CCSD, the 5th largest school district in…
S1E9 I'm running for Nevada Board of Education & supporting these CCSD School Board Candidates [Election]
In this special Election Episode, I’ll explain why I semi-impulsively decided to run for Nevada Board of Education and tell you the details of my race.I’ll showcase 3 candidates who are running for…
S1E8 Charter Schools, Privatization Agendas, & the Denver School District Takeover
My guest for this episode is Mike DeGuire. Mike was a principal in Denver, Colorado for 12 years, where he witnessed privatization agendas play out that led to half of the Denver School District…
S1E7 CCSD Superintendent Search, Chiefs for Change & Broadies Scam, Educational Reforms, and more!
Joining me in this episode is CCSD educator, Robert Cowles. We discuss the upcoming CCSD Superintendent Search and history, National Superintendent training programs such as: Chiefs for Change, Broad…
S1E6 Houston, we have a Problem! & his name is AJ Crabill [Storytime]
You’ll learn the complete background of AJ Crabill aka "the mysterious stranger" & his sinister agenda for the Clark County School District. Then an update on the happenings in CCSD & the…
S1E5 The CCSD Board Member Bought by Billionaires [Storytime]
This episode contains: the questionable change to board governance a certain Trustee tried to sneak though for approval at a board meeting, I’ll take you through that meeting play by play. Then…
S1E4 Brainwashing the School Board at Harvard [Storytime]
In this episode you’ll hear about my experience visit Harvard University for school board training, some of the interesting people I met, and how I realized that all of the school board Trustees in…
S1E3 The History of School Boards & Why They're Under Attack
This episode will cover the history of school boards and why they are so important to you and to your voting rights. I’ll begin to explain how all public school boards in America are under attack.…
S1E2 Racism in Schools, Anti-Racist Policy, and CRT
In this episode: Racism in Schools, we discuss the horrific racist targeting that happened to Akiko and Jshauntae's children at school, which then led to: - Them organizing the community and…
S1E1 Diary of a New School Board Trustee [Storytime]
In this episode, I'm going to give you a glimpse of:My background leading up to my decision to run for the School BoardWhat it was like as one of 10 candidates in the Primary ElectionThe difference…
S1 Introducing: Unraveling Education with Danielle Ford
Welcome to Unraveling Education, a new podcast from former School Board Trustee Danielle Ford. We'll be investigating the underlying issues harming the public education system, and identifying the…
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Unraveling Education w/Danielle Ford has published 17 episodes since November 2023, covering topics in Documentary, Education.
Unraveling Education w/Danielle Ford is currently sporadic with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 1h 1m.
