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.
Up Close Podcast with Sara Sneed
The Secret to Teaching
Immigrant educators bring a unique perspective to public education and often make a powerful impact on their students and school communities. Alhassan Susso, a native of the Gambia and the 2019 New York Teacher of the Year educator, has done just that in his Bronx, NY high school. He and Sara discuss his incredible journey from Africa to the United States and what inspired him to give back to the next generation. They dissect how Susso uses relationships-building to lead his students down the path to graduation and how other educators can learn from his success.
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