Best of The Dropout Nation Podcast: Finding Courageous Politicians for School Reform

Summary: (http://dropoutnation.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/hartford_capital-e1349145335668.jpg) As Dropout Nation Editor RiShawn Biddle crafts this week's Dropout Nation Podcast, listen to this broadcast from 2010 on what reformers must do to advance reform. More often than not, the biggest obstacles for school reformers lie not with teachers unions, suburban school districts and other defenders of traditional public education, but politicians who lack courage or conviction. School reformers must take five steps --especially at the polls -- towards making their issues the top priority for support by political leaders. You can listen (http://rishawnbiddle.org/RRB/media/rbradio/index.html) to the Podcast at RiShawn Biddle’s radio page or download (http://www.rishawnbiddle.org/RRB/media/MusicBox/music/dpn_podcast_courageouspoliticians_04252010.mp3) directly to your iPod, Zune, MP3 player, smartphone, Nook Color or Kindle Fire. Also, subscribe (http://dropoutnation.net/feed/podcast/) to the podcast series. It is also available on iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=348527760), Blubrry (http://www.blubrry.com/dropoutnation/), Zune Marketplace, (http://social.zune.net/podcast/Dropout-Nation/6900e8e7-4e46-45be-a456-570be181ffcf) Stitcher (http://stitcher.com/s?AAAAATP_r) (for those of us using our Androids and iPhones), and PodBean (http://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail?pid=75459). Also download to your phone with BlackBerry podcast software, Google Reader, BeyondPod, DoggCatcher and other mobile software.