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Hosted by Freedom To Choose Schools · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 27 episodes
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Choice Words is the official podcast of Freedom to Choose Schools. Hosted by executive director Jay Artis-Wright, each episode elevates the voices of the radical middle nonpartisan thinkers, educators, and families who believe in putting parents first. From homeschooling and micro-schools to charter and cyber schools, Choice Words dives deep into how leaders and families of color are navigating school choice and driving innovation. This show challenges the myth that parents and people of color lack knowledge about education, highlighting their stories, expertise, and power to drive change.
Freedom To Choose Schools hosts Choice Words by Freedom to Choose Schools, a kids show with 27 episodes published.
Long before "school choice" became a national buzzword, Black families in New Orleans were already choosing. Through navigating segregation, Jim Crow, and a broken system to find the best path for their kids. On this epi
Jay Artis-Wright hits the road. Season 3 kicks off live and in person in New Orleans with Ahmed White, founder of The Rock Academy in Nashville. Ahmed didn't set out to be an educator — he set out to be a lawyer. Instead
Five million young people across the country — disproportionately Black and Latino — have disconnected from school and the workforce. They're called "opportunity youth," and the story isn't that they gave up on their edu
AI is reshaping every career, every classroom, and every community — but not equally. This week, host J. Artist sits down with Taylor Shead, founder of Stemuli Inc., to talk AI equity, the summer divide, and why learning
What does it look like when obedience becomes a school? In this episode of Choice Words, host J. Artist sits down with Dr. Monica Hall — founder, principal, pastor, Army chaplain, and veteran — the powerhouse behind T.H.
The education landscape is shifting fast — and the acronyms are flying. ESAs. EFTCs. SGOs. Vouchers. But what do they actually mean for Black and Brown families who have spent years feeling stuck in systems that weren't
How do Black parents navigate private school admissions, find the right fit, and make sure their child thrives in a predominantly white institution? In this episode of Choice Words, the Freedom to Choose Schools podcast,
In this powerful episode of Choice Words, host Jay Artis-Wright sits down with Dr. Jon Carroll, founder of Jabali Academy, a new school opening in Inglewood, California, built with community, culture, and identity at its
In this episode of Choice Words, host Jay Artis-Wright talks with Elan Page, founder of Homeschool Our Way, about why more families of color are exploring homeschooling. What began during the COVID pandemic became a powe
"Connection over curriculum." That is the heartbeat of this week’s conversation with Lizette Valles, a visionary Latina leader, co-founder of the California Micro School Collective, and founder of Ellemercito Micro Schoo
In this powerful episode of Choice Words, Jay sits down with Tee Wilson, founder and CEO of B.E. Academy for Girls in Nashville, Tennessee, a culturally responsive, STEAM-based school created to ensure girls are not just
What happens when a 5th grader’s love of learning is stifled—and her parents say enough? Meet Haley Taylor Schlitz, who left traditional school, graduated high school at 13, earned her law degree by 19, and now practices
What does it mean to lead with clarity, care, and courage while raising sons, stewarding land, and unschooling Black children in a world that often misunderstands all three? In this powerful kickoff to Season 2, host Jay
In this powerful episode of Choice Words, host Jay Artist Wright sits down with Nicole Stewart, founder of the National Association of Black Micro School Leaders (NABML). Together, they pull back the curtain on the "Nati
This week, we sit down with Dr. Patricia Brantley, CEO of Friendship Public Charter Schools in D.C., to discuss what it truly means to lead with freedom and power. Dr. Brantley, who learned the definition of purpose-driv
Lakisha Young of The Oakland REACH joins Jay Artis-Wright to discuss the evolution of The Oakland REACH. Lakisha shares her journey of moving an organization from simply demanding quality education to actively building i
What does it mean to truly have agency in your life—especially as a parent navigating a broken school system? In this powerful episode of Choice Words, Jay Artis-Wright sits down with author, educator, and charter school
In this episode of The Choice Words Podcast, Jay Artis-Wright sits down with Dr. Myiesha Taylor, an emergency medicine physician, mom, activist, and co-author of The Homeschool Alternative, to explore why more Black fami
What do you do when the school system isn’t built to serve the kids you care about most? For some educators, the answer is: build something better. In this episode of Choice Words, Jay Artis Wright sits down with educato
In this episode of Choice Words, host Jay Artist-Wright sits down with Crystal Felix Clark, a bold charter school leader from Atlanta, Georgia, who has built a school community that centers immigrant, refugee, and Latino
Shaka Mitchell
Nashville-based lawyer, facilitator and national leader in education reform policy · American Federation for Children
1 appearance on this show
Elan Page
Homeschool Our Way
1 appearance on this show
Ian Rowe
author, educator, and charter school founder · Vertex Partnership Academies
1 appearance on this show
Paula White
Senior Advisor to the White House Faith Office · White House Faith Office
1 appearance on this show
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