Betsy Boggs on Rurality & Race in Education

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On this episode, Betsy and I discuss: the importance of including** rural spaces** in academic research & conversation how rural education is not fully included in academic conversation and why this is so problematic our shared childhood growing up in rural South Carolina, and Betsy's experience working for a housing non-profit in rural Alabama the deep entrenchment of systematic racism that Betsy found in rural Alabama school districts race, space, and place and how they interact and co-construct how to help & participate in reform while avoiding the 'white savior complex' what we can do to show appreciation for our teachers #SCforED , and the education reform march that took place in South Carolina's capital on May 1st Learn more about the #SCforED march to the State House: https://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/article229863299.html Teacher Appreciation: https://www.weareteachers.com/what-teachers-really-want/ Listen to Lizzo Follow along on Instagram @millennialmomentspodcast Feel free to send any questions/comments/info/suggestions to millennialmomentspodcast@gmail.com !