
Up Close Podcast with Sara Sneed
The Up Close Podcast explores issues of equity, opportunity, and excellence in public education. Hosted by The NEA Foundation President and CEO Sara A. Sneed, she talks with educators, policy experts, and other passionate voices about the most urgent issues in public education and our shared responsibility to deliver a quality public education for all students. The Up Close Podcast is a journey through the reimagining of public education to create a more fair, equitable, and just system in America.
Podcasting since 2022 • 13 episodes
Up Close Podcast with Sara Sneed
Latest Episodes
An Educator’s Role in Shaping Education Policy
Cindy Marten is the United States Deputy Secretary of Education. She was appointed deputy secretary in May 2021 under President Biden and works with Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to shape national education policy. Her back...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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46:27

Stories, Lessons, and Strategies for a Culturally Responsive Classroom
Episode Description: Dr. Marlee Bunch is an educator, author, and creator of resources and tools for creating culturally competent classroom lessons, known as the un/HUSH Framework. Her work is focused on uplifting marginalized voices, u...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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41:06

Organizing For Education Equity in Mississippi and Beyond
Albert Sykes is a Jackson, Miss. native and the executive director of the Institute for Democratic Education in America, where he works in conjunction with students, educators, families, and communities to advocate and build capacity for educat...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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48:12

Freedom Dreaming with an Education Advocacy Expert
Natosha Daniels is a parent, chief systems navigator for the Round Rock Black Parents Association, and expert in grassroots organizing and parent-led advocacy in public education.In this episode, Natosha describes how her background as a...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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28:26

Public Education's Road to Restorative Justice
Natalie Johnson-Berry is an award-winning, veteran educator, who has brought an equity focus and spirit of affirmation to her classroom and the broader community over her 25-year career. As an expert in restorative justice and culturally respon...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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33:40
