Welcome to Inside CEA, (https://linktr.ee/insidecea) a podcast brought to you by Kelsey Gray, a public school teacher, a labor organizer, and a very loud and proud member of the Columbus Education Association. This podcast was created so union members can learn from each other about our experiences, and to break down barriers for the community when it comes to understanding public schools. Leave a voice message or text for the host here (https://linktr.ee/insidecea)
Insurance update, New Business Items at the LA, and concerns from around the district
12 Jan 2026
Questions from the Campaign Trail: Week One
Hosts Chris and [Missing Last Name] answer questions about campaign strategies and organizing, referencing articles about institutional challenges and emergency submissions, in this episode.
5 Jan 2026
Meet the Moment: Fight for Elementary
Meet the Moment slate candidates discuss the urgent need to advocate for elementary school members and students, explaining how their victories will enact meaningful change.
5 Jan 2026
Meet the Moment: Fight for Special Education
Five candidates from the Meet the Moment slate discuss their third platform pillar and explain their fight for special education.
5 Jan 2026
Meet the Moment: Democracy and Transparency
Five candidates from the Meet the Moment slate discuss how democracy and transparency can function within their union in this interview episode.
5 Jan 2026
Meet the Moment: Organize CEA
Meet the Moment slate candidates discuss organizing the California Education Association and explain the platform's first pillar in this episode.
4 Dec 2025
Action is Not Ad Hoc (Part 1)
Member Action Team organizers discuss successful union campaigns and advocate for a standing committee, highlighting the importance of proactive member engagement in this interview.
4 Dec 2025
Action is Not Ad Hoc (Part 2)
Member Action Team organizers discuss organizing strategies for the spring and summer of 2025, culminating in a central narrative.
6 Aug 2025
Episode 8: Book Banning and The Right to Read
CEA members recount their successful two-year battle against book banning, highlighting the power of union solidarity and the significance of preserving access to literature.
19 Jul 2025
Episode 7: Community Campus School, Part 3, The End of the Year
Chris Monteiro recounts the school year's end and the coordinator position battle, while CEA members share insights on public education's future in this episode.
27 Jun 2025
Episode 6: Community Schools Part 2, The Fight Begins
Chris details the beginning of the fight for the coordinator position, explaining how management strategically worked to undermine the workers and working conditions, in this interview episode.
27 Jun 2025
Community Campus School, Part One: ...What is it?
Chris Monteiro from Northland High School defines community campus schools and discusses how they address systemic issues in education, offering a potential solution for overcoming historical barriers in an interview.
2 Jun 2025
Episode Four: Retaliation
This episode explores union organizing at Independence High School following a surge in student enrollment without corresponding staff increases in the fall of 2024.
8 May 2025
Episode Three: String Specialist and Music Education
On this episode I interview CCS String Specialist Andrea, who gives me a crash course in music education and how it's changed in the district over the course of 20+ years. Andrea works at 4 schools in 3 buildings every single day, and sheds light on the lengths that music teachers have to go to in order for students to have instruments.
28 Mar 2025
Episode Two: Middle School Libraries
Allison and I chat about the job of a middle school librarian, what's a stake with not staffing school libraries, what middle school students are reading these days, and how educators get put in the role of "supervisor" when that's not what we signed up for (...or what our license covers).
2 Mar 2025
Episode One: Elementary teaching and RIMPs
1:30: School set-up
5:27: Start of school day
7:00: Scripted curriculum
14:40: Classroom splits
23:57: I-ready curriculum
33:25: End of day
37:21: Planning?
40:00: RIMPs
54:39: What would make your job easier?
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