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K-12 Confidential

K-12 Confidential

著者： Trina English Creator/Executive Producer/Co-Host Co-Hosts: Manuwella Allen Shawn English Mandy Walker
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Even before the pandemic lock-downs, American teachers from sea to shining sea reported a critical shortage of teachers within their ranks, and have watched in horror at the crippling levels of greed, arrogance, apathy, and ignorance at every level of K-12 educational governance. While embattled teachers have continued to try in vain to draw attention to the issues, our leaders have failed to acknowledge the problems at all. But since covid, the nation’s teachers have borne witness to a break neck hastening pace of this downward spiral–and a total avoidance of a conversation from our leaders.


This a-political podcast, created and produced exclusively by teachers, gets into the nitty gritty details of why teachers are leaving the profession in droves, and uncovers huge contributing structural problems baked into the teaching profession which are not discussed or understood even within the K-12 educational world, which also explain why so much of what is done in K-12 is ineffective. These desperate, passionate, highly qualified teachers use this podcast series to insert teachers forcefully into the national conversation about the critical issues plaguing K-12 education, because no one else was letting them in–a fact which belies a central thesis about the roots of the problems discussed throughout the episodes. Listeners will be gripped by the reality that without substantial reforms which empower teachers to lead the work, the inevitable result is a collapse of our very ability to effectively self-govern–a process which they argue is already well underway.


Listen as they describe the problems in teacher pay, teacher preparation requirements, special education, climate and culture, reading instruction, the false promise of existing DEI based frameworks in K-12, and the problems inherent in outsourced canned curriculums. Become a part of the solution as they outline a framework to authentically fix these problems, which require all hands on deck from both inside and outside of K-12 education.

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  • Episode 10: The Teacher Pay Mess--an Interview with an Expert

    Episode 10: The Teacher Pay Mess--an Interview with an Expert
    2025/10/26

    This episode of K-12 Confidential features an interview with Dr. Paul Bruno, a distinguished assistant professor of education policy. The discussion focuses on the complexities of teacher compensation, highlighting evidence that higher salaries significantly impact teacher recruitment and retention. The speakers emphasize the need for differential teacher pay and challenges the outdated step and column salary structures. Throughout, it advocates for the formation of a national K-12 educator governing board to address these systemic issues and empower teachers to lead their profession from within. The episode also covers the broader socio-economic challenges teachers face, including high living costs and the inadequate social safety net.

    00:00 Introduction to K-12 Confidential

    00:31 Meet Dr. Paul Bruno

    01:36 The Teacher Pay Mess

    01:44 Challenges in K-12 Education

    02:17 Teacher Shortages and Pay Disparities

    03:53 The Complexity of Teacher Compensation

    11:58 Differential Pay and Teacher Assignments

    14:03 The Role of Veteran Teachers

    46:43 Impact of Housing Costs on Teacher Retention

    53:06 The Broken Social Contract

    54:27 Introduction and Welcome

    00:31 Introducing Dr. Paul Bruno

    01:36 The Teacher Pay Mess

    03:53 Challenges in Teacher Compensation

    11:53 Differential Pay and Teacher Incentives

    46:43 The Impact of Housing Costs on Teacher Pay

    54:20 Conclusion and Call to Action



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    55 分
  • Episode 9: Intro to the Teacher Pay Mess

    Episode 9: Intro to the Teacher Pay Mess
    2025/10/18

    In this episode of K-12 Confidential, hosts Trina and Melissa discuss the critical issues surrounding teacher pay in the United States. Melissa, a veteran teacher with diverse educational experiences, joins Trina for an in-depth conversation about why teacher salaries are so low and the historical and systemic reasons behind it. They explore the impact of structural flaws in the educational system, the disparities in per-pupil spending across different states, and the misplaced values affecting education. The episode also covers the complexities of the step and column pay structure and its implications for teachers' financial well-being. They highlight how these issues contribute to the difficulty in retaining veteran teachers and attracting new talent, ultimately affecting student outcomes. It's a revealing discussion that calls for a reevaluation of how society values and compensates educators.

    00:00 Introduction to K-12 Education Crisis

    00:44 Meet the Co-Host: Melissa's Journey

    03:09 The Teacher Pay Dilemma

    07:04 Historical Context of Teacher Pay

    14:31 Structural Issues in Teacher Compensation

    17:20 Challenges and Solutions in Teacher Pay

    26:25 The Impact of Teacher Pay on Education Quality

    33:03 Challenges in K-12 Governance

    33:36 Inequities in School Districts

    35:34 Teacher Pay Over the Years

    37:49 Healthcare Costs for Teachers

    42:18 The Calling of Teaching

    50:18 Teacher Strikes and Union Challenges

    54:18 State Spending on Education

    01:00:25 Proposals for Improving Teacher Pay



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    1 時間 7 分
  • Episode 8: Take This Mess and Shove It!

    Episode 8: Take This Mess and Shove It!
    2025/09/29

    In this episode of the K-12 Confidential podcast, veteran educators discuss the dire state of the U.S. K-12 education system, focusing on the systemic issues driving teachers away. The episode features an interview with Kelvin Mack, a high school English teacher who left the profession after two years due to low pay and structural problems. Through this conversation, listeners gain insight into the challenges teachers face, such as emotional labor, lack of fair compensation, and the struggle to effect meaningful change within an oppressive system. The episode also touches upon the generational shift in attitudes towards work-life balance and the exploitative nature of the teaching profession. Key themes include teacher pay, structural sexism, neoliberalism in education, and the lack of teacher agency in curriculum and policy decisions.

    00:00 Introduction to K 12 Confidential

    01:25 Interview with a New Teacher

    02:27 Challenges and Realizations

    04:05 Reflections on Teacher Pay

    06:43 Generational Differences in Teaching

    09:19 Systemic Issues in Education

    18:46 Final Thoughts and Call to Action



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    19 分
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