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Let’s Talk About Those TEA Investigation Letters

Send us a text In this mini episode, I’m breaking down the TEA investigation letters that so many Texas teachers have been receiving lately — the ones claiming you “may have engaged in conduct detrimental to the welfare of children” or “participated in a testing scheme.” I know how terrifying and confusing those words can sound when they show up in your inbox, so I want to help you understand exactly what this letter really means, what it doesn’t mean, and what your rights are. We’re going to...

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Oct. 26, 2025

Let’s Talk About Those TEA Investigation Letters

Send us a text In this mini episode, I’m breaking down the TEA investigation letters that so many Texas teachers have been receiving lately — the ones claiming you “may have engaged in conduct detrimental to the welfare of children” or “participated in a testing scheme.” I know how terrifying and c…

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Oct. 12, 2025

Episode 55: The Teacher They Can't Silence- Ms. Michelle Williams vs.…

Send us a text In this episode of Ridgemont4'sFinest-The Podcast, Michelle Williams returns to give us an update on her ongoing fight with Houston ISD after the board voted to terminate her contract at the October 9th board meeting. She explains what's next in her fight to clear her name and breaks…

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Oct. 6, 2025

Episode 54: When the Strong Ones Break — Mental Health & Black Women …

Send us a text DISCLAIMER: BECAUSE OF HOW IMPORTANT THIS TOPIC IS, WE ARE CROSS POSTING THIS EPISODE FROM TEACHERS AFTER DARK TO R4F THE PODCAST--BEWARE OF SOME OF THE LANGUAGE!!! This week’s episode hits different. It’s just me and Nikki, and we’re digging into something heavy but necessary : the …

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Sept. 7, 2025

Episode 53: Retaliation 101- Michelle Williams vs Mike Miles & HISD

Send us a text On this episode, I sit down with Michelle Williams, an educator and advocate who has no problem saying what everybody else is too scared to say about Houston ISD. Michelle lays it all out—how the district has slapped her with administrative leave more times than she can count just be…

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Aug. 3, 2025

Episode 52: HR IS NOT YOUR FRIEND-The Real Back-to-School Training Yo…

Send us a text Forget the team-building games, icebreakers, and endless PD slides — this is the real back-to-school training every teacher needs but no one handed you. In this episode, we’re joined by Jay from The Human Resource — an HR Practitioner who has seen exactly how districts build cases, p…

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July 27, 2025

Episode 51: Pearland’s Trilingual Plug- Shanedria Wagner

Send us a text Black, fluent, and handling business — that’s Shanedria. She’s the founder of Spanish Etc. of Pearland, a tutoring center helping students succeed in dual language programs, especially when schools can’t deliver. In this episode, we talk about the teacher shortage crisis, what happen…

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