22. De-Centering Whiteness: Bending the Arc Toward Justice with Travis Bristol

About this episode

In this episode, Jabari Mahiri speaks with Dr. Travis J. Bristol about the impact of education policy on teacher workplace conditions and the roles of race and gender in schools.

transcript: https://tinyurl.com/elnepisode22 In this episode of Equity Leadership Now!, host Jabari Mahiri speaks with Dr. Travis J. Bristol, Associate Professor at the Berkeley School of Education, whose scholarship centers on how education policy shapes teacher workplace conditions and retention, professional learning communities, and the roles of race and gender in schools. He has published extensively and secured over $7.4 million in research funding, including his work leading the Center...

People in this episode

Host: Jabari Mahiri

Guest: Dr. Travis J. Bristol

Topics covered

• education policy
• teacher retention
• race in education
• gender in schools
• professional learning communities

Keywords

• education policy
• teacher retention
• race
• gender
• professional learning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Berkeley School of Education

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