Janell Smiley - Educational Challenges and Opportunities in California

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Created: 27 Sep, 2021
Updated: 14 Aug, 2022
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Janell Smiley, author of As Long As They Don't Turn into Weirdos,  joins Bryan to explore the educational opportunities in California. Her book recounts her family's journey through the process of starting public school plus the how and why she decided to take her kids out and find a different way to do education.

(Originally aired 27Sept21)

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