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Rebel Teachers Rising

Rebel Teachers Rising

Auteur(s): Trina English Jessica Martin
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Even before the pandemic lock-downs, American teachers from sea to shining sea reported a critical shortage of teachers within their ranks, and have watched in horror at the crippling levels of greed, arrogance, apathy, and ignorance at every level of K-12 educational governance. While embattled teachers have continued to try in vain to draw attention to the issues, our leaders have failed to acknowledge the problems at all. But since covid, the nation’s teachers have borne witness to a break neck hastening pace of this downward spiral–and a total avoidance of a conversation from our leaders.


This a-political podcast, created and produced exclusively by teachers, gets into the nitty gritty details of why teachers are leaving the profession in droves, and uncovers huge contributing structural problems baked into the teaching profession which are not discussed or understood even within the K-12 educational world, which also explain why so much of what is done in K-12 is ineffective. These desperate, passionate, highly qualified teachers use this podcast series to insert teachers forcefully into the national conversation about the critical issues plaguing K-12 education, because no one else was letting them in–a fact which belies a central thesis about the roots of the problems discussed throughout the episodes. Listeners will be gripped by the reality that without substantial reforms which empower teachers to lead the work, the inevitable result is a collapse of our very ability to effectively self-govern–a process which they argue is already well underway.


Listen as they describe the problems in teacher pay, teacher preparation requirements, special education, climate and culture, reading instruction, the false promise of existing DEI based frameworks in K-12, and the problems inherent in outsourced canned curriculums. Become a part of the solution as they outline a framework to authentically fix these problems, which require all hands on deck from both inside and outside of K-12 education.


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  • 10. The Teacher Pay Mess: Real Talk--Janice Cook's Quitting Story
    Jun 28 2025

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    In this episode of the Teacher Shortage Crisis Podcast, the hosts welcome Janice Cook, a veteran teacher from New England. They delve into the critical issues surrounding teacher pay and the hardships teachers face trying to make a living in this profession. Janice shares her personal journey, discussing the difficult choices she made due to insufficient salaries, taxes, high, cost of living, and excessive bureaucratic hurdles. They explore the idea of forming a national professional teacher association with innovative teachers leading the way. Throughout, they highlight the disconnect between different stakeholders in education and the need for systemic reforms.

    00:00 Welcome and Introduction

    00:30 Guest Background: Meet Janice

    01:42 Teacher Pay in New England

    02:36 The Reality of Teacher Salaries

    04:16 Challenges and Decisions

    11:26 Certification and Relocation

    15:34 Navigating the Salary Schedule

    23:47 Certification Hurdles

    29:05 Navigating Professional Development Credits

    30:07 Challenges of Staying in the Teaching Profession

    31:37 Teacher Evaluation Process

    32:15 Tenure and Job Security Issues

    34:56 Side Hustles and Leaving Public Education

    43:24 The Petition for National Teacher Pool

    45:37 Systemic Issues in Education

    58:25 Final Thoughts and Call to Action


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  • 9. The Teacher Pay Mess: Dr. Paul Bruno Returns
    Jun 21 2025

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    This episode centers on a discussion about teacher pay, featuring Trina and Dr. Paul Bruno from the University of Illinois. The conversation highlights the complexity and inadequacies of teacher compensation systems, particularly focusing on the disparity in pay between veteran and novice teachers, the rigidity of step and column salary schedules, and the broader socio-economic challenges impacting education funding and teacher retention.

    Trina emphasizes issues such as the historical underpayment of teachers due to structural sexism, while both underscore the significant differences in teaching conditions and pay across districts and states, and the lack of effective support for teachers in high-cost urban areas.

    They call for a reevaluation of teacher pay structures, better support systems, and broader socio-economic reforms to address these issues.

    00:00 Introduction: The Future of Education

    00:18 The Teacher Shortage Crisis

    00:57 Teacher Pay: A Complex Issue

    01:57 Insights from Dr. Paul Bruno

    03:34 Challenges in Teacher Compensation

    05:31 The Importance of Differential Pay

    13:43 Veteran Teachers and Systemic Inequities

    29:32 The Role of School Districts and Administrators

    46:21 The Impact of Housing Costs

    53:45 Conclusion: A Call to Action


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  • 8. The Teacher Pay Mess: Take this Mess and Shove It--Kelvin Quits and Tells All
    Jun 14 2025

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    In this episode, Amanda and Trina interview Kelvin Mak, a UC Berkeley and Standford educated teacher who quit the profession after only two years due to the oppressive pay system in place in our nation's schools. He reacts to the revelation he learned while listening to the previous epsiode that teachers are only paid a fraction of a complete salary due to the system sexism baked into our profession. Both Amanda and Trina struggle with his decision to leave feeling simulataneously happy for him, and sad for their profession at the loss of exciting new talent.

    00:00 Introduction to the Teacher Pay Mess

    00:56 Unpacking Teacher Pay: Common Misconceptions

    03:18 Structural Oppression in Teacher Pay

    05:41 Historical Context: The Origins of Teacher Pay

    12:45 Modern Challenges: Step and Column System

    24:26 The Impact of Healthcare Costs

    30:34 Per Pupil Spending and Political Will

    37:07 Conclusion: Rethinking Teacher Pay

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