Summary: On this edition of <a href="http://dropoutnation.net/category-the-conversation/">The Conversation</a>, Daniel Losen of the <a href="http://civilrightsproject.ucla.edu/">Civil Rights Project at UCLA</a> discusses his testimony to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on school discipline reform, challenges the claims of Max Eden and others opposed to the federal guidance on addressing disparities, surmises why opponents of ending overuse of suspensions and other harsh discipline are unwilling to engage three decades of data proving the need for overhaul, and what districts must do to transform school climates for the better.<br> <a href="http://rishawnbiddle.org/RRB/media/player/music.html">Listen</a> to the Podcast at RiShawn Biddle Radio or <a href="http://rishawnbiddle.org/RRB/media/player/mix/dpn_conversation_daniellosen_12142017.mp3">download</a> directly to your mobile or desktop device. Also, <a href="http://dropoutnation.net/feed/theconversation/">subscribe </a>to The Conversation podcast series and the overall <a href="http://dropoutnation.net/feed/podcast/">Dropout Nation Podcast series</a>. You can also <a href="http://dropoutnation.net/2017/12/04/the-conversation-teach-for-americas-elisa-villanueva-beard/#">embed</a> this podcast on your site. It is also available on <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=348527760">iTunes</a>, <a href="http://www.blubrry.com/dropoutnation/">Blubrry</a>, <a href="https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Idedycirxyc3fapjylsfuln7g6y?t%3DThe_Dropout_Nation_Podcast%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16">Google Play</a>, <a href="http://stitcher.com/s?AAAAATP_r">Stitcher</a>, and <a href="http://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail?pid=75459">PodBean</a>.<br> <a href="https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Idedycirxyc3fapjylsfuln7g6y?t%3DThe_Dropout_Nation_Podcast%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16" rel="nofollow"></a><br>
