The L.A. Teacher Strike & Erica Buddington of The Langston League (206)

Show Notes: The LA Teacher Strike: what is happening and why in the second largest school district in the nation. Why They're Broke: https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article223799285.html Strike Overview: https://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-edu-los-angeles-teachers-strike-reasons-20190109-story.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/07/us/teacher-strike-lausd-utla.html Interview with Erica Buddington, Founder of the Langston League: http://www.langstonleague.org/ Erica is a Dean of Students at a Bushwick Middle School, HBO Def Jam Poet, author, YouTube sensation and overall educator-extraordinaire from Brooklyn, New York. Erica is also the Chief Curriculum Officer for the Langston League - a culturally responsive/relevant curriculum design firm that specializes in student workshops, professional development sessions, and more. The Langston League is a team of unconventional educators seeking to address educational and opportunistic inequalities in at-promise neighborhoods through culturally relevant/responsive, fun, and equitable curriculum. The League's primary focus is literacy, infused with STEAMD elements - science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics, and design.