LA Social Science recently spoke with Dr. Tyrone Howard, Professor of Education, Pritzker Family Endowed Chair in Education to Strengthen Families, and Director of the Black Male Institute, about the state of education during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Howard is seen as one of our country’s leader in multicultural education, social and political context of schools, urban education, social studies education, and educational experience of African American students.

Interview Chapters:

0:24 – Intro of Dr. Howard
1:10 – Is there any music or a book that has help you to get through this pandemic?
1:58 – Talk with us about the state of education?
8:00 – How are teachers dealing with this current moment?
10:23 – Talk with us about some of the projects you are working on which speak to moving the educational space toward a 25th century reality for all students?
14:15 – Any silver lining to what we are currently experiencing?