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In this episode, I sit down with Michelle Williams, president of the Houston Education Association, and y’all… this woman is in the fight of her LIFE with HISD. She breaks down everything from her wrongful termination to how the district straight-up failed to follow students’ IEPs — and how she…

Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2178045/open_sms) In this episode, I sit down with Jessica Campos — a Houston mom who took on HISD, filed a TEA complaint, won, and is now teaching other parents how to advocate for their kids without fear. Jessica’s daughter wasn’t getting the services promised in her…

In this episode, I sit down with Jessica Campos — a Houston mom who took on HISD, filed a TEA complaint, won, and is now teaching other parents how to advocate for their kids without fear. Jessica’s daughter wasn’t getting the services promised in her IEP, and after being ignored…

Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2178045/open_sms) 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…

Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2178045/open_sms) 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…

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 down what…

Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2178045/open_sms) 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…

Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2178045/open_sms) 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…

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 because…

Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2178045/open_sms) 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…

Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2178045/open_sms) 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 happens when kids…

Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2178045/open_sms) I finally got to chop it up with the legend himself, Eddie B. You know, the teacher-turned-comedian who had every tired educator in the country crying laughing on their lunch break with his "What Teachers Really Wanna Say" videos on Facebook. Eddie walks us through…

Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2178045/open_sms) What happens when professional development starts looking more like a Pinterest board than a platform for real change? In this episode, we sit down with the unapologetic and always insightful Sir King B to unpack the controversy surrounding the Get Your Teach On (GYTO) conference.…

his is part 3/3 of a video that was posted on TikTok. According to the mother, after receiving a threat of a Cease and Desist from the school, the mother took her videos down but asked me to use my platform to spread the word. In my IG comments, the…

This is part 2/3 of a video that was posted on TikTok. According to the mother, after receiving a threat of a Cease and Desist from the school, the mother took her videos down but asked me to use my platform to spread the word. In my IG comments, the…

This is part 1/3 of a video that was posted on TikTok. According to the mother, after receiving a threat of a Cease and Desist from the school, the mother took her videos down but asked me to use my platform to spread the word. In my IG comments, the…

We are teachers, not robots. And yet somehow, living our lives online has become a scandal just because we work in education. The way some of y’all watch my stories, scroll through my posts, and whisper in group chats like I’m doing anything other than EXISTING?? Baby… I’m in your…

Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2178045/open_sms) ANOTHER TEACHERS AFTER DARK EXCLUSIVE/CROSSOVER EPISODE!!!! Subscribe to the Teachers After Dark Podcast here for access to ALL of our exclusive content!! (https://patreon.com/Ridgemont4sFinest?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink) If you're a Texas teacher facing the threat of termination, this is your reminder: you have rights — and you don’t have…

Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2178045/open_sms) We are crossposting an episode of TEACHERS AFTER DARK here on the OG Pod because this is a topic that needs to be shared and discussed!!! Hey y'all! On this episode, it's me and the one and only Nikki. She's been MIA for a bit,…