#75 - School Leadership in the Wake of Multiple Traumas w/ Yusuf Abdullah

Being a school leader is hard enough, but doing so in the midst of a pandemic and from the epicenter of a national reckoning around race and police violence makes the work doubly challenging and important. This week we’re joined by Yusuf Abdullah, principal of Patrick Henry High School in North Minneapolis, to discuss his experience leading in the wake of multiple traumas. Henry High School is considered by U.S. News & World Report the number one high school in Minneapolis Public Schools and is right next door to Brooklyn Center, where former student Daunte Wright was slain by an officer this past April. We explore how Principal Abdullah’s school community has managed during this traumatic year and what he has learned about being a school leader. But first, Jeff and Manuel take a look at recent headlines in education including two major Supreme Court rulings impacting student speech and college athlete compensation. ***Click here to subscribe to our YouTube channel!*** AGENDA 0:00 - Welcome! 6:13 - Court rules on student speech made online 19:13 - NCAA dealt major blow by Supreme Court 35:33 - Principal Abdullah of Patrick Henry High School 1:06:45 - Start student becomes citizen day before graduation! DO-NOW STORIES: - Cheerleader prevails at U.S. Supreme Court in free speech case - NCAA athletes win 9-0 on educational perks as Kavanaugh calls out ban on direct payments - The Supreme Court Sides With NCAA Athletes In A Narrow Ruling - Text of the NCAA Ruling Get MORE All of the Above: - Website - Podcast on multiple platforms via Anchor - Podcast via Apple Podcast - Podcast via Spotify - Twitter - Facebook Page Theme Music by its tajonthabeat