Teachers Deserve It: Real Talk

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Doing nothing feels safe—but it’s the costliest decision a school can make.

In this episode of Teachers Deserve It: Real Talk, Rae Hughart breaks down the hidden toll of “waiting until …

Doing nothing feels safe—but it’s the costliest decision a school can make.

In this episode of Teachers Deserve It: Real Talk, Rae Hughart breaks down the hidden toll of “waiting until next year” to i…

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Most schools are spending thousands on professional development that teachers forget in two weeks—while leaving untapped grant money sitting on the table. It doesn’t have to be this way.

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The first week of school is chaos... routines aren’t set, emails are piling up, and staff are already exhausted from “one more thing.” Teachers don’t hate PD… they hate wasted time.

In this episode of…

In this week’s Teachers Deserve It Podcast, Rae Hughart gets real about the final stretch before back-to-school—and why “waiting” to make a professional development plan isn’t just procrastination, i…

Still staring at your PD plan like it might finish itself? This episode is your wake-up call and your shortcut. Rae Hughart kicks off the back-to-school leadership series with real talk about the cha…

We’ve made it to Part 6 of our Teacher-Tested Hacks for Smarter Days launch series—and we’re closing strong with educator, author, and coach Kevin J. Butler.

Kevin’s strategy? Use student questions as…

Part 5 of our Teacher-Tested Hacks for Smarter Days series gets to the heart of it all: your joy.

In this episode, happiness coach and education consultant Kim Strobel shares a mindset shift that can …

It’s launch day—and Part 4 of our Teacher-Tested Hacks for Smarter Days series is bringing the 🎺 brass and the brilliance.

This episode features award-winning educator, speaker, and musician Mickey Sm…

Part 3 of our 6-part spotlight series is here—and if you’ve been waiting for the mindset boost that actually hits? This is it.

This episode features Timothy Alexander—better known as TA—an educator, c…

When everything feels loud, fast, and on fire—what if all you needed was one intentional minute?

In Part 2 of our 6-part launch series for Teacher-Tested Hacks for Smarter Days, Rae spotlights contrib…

Let’s be honest: most professional development leaves teachers burned out, bored, or straight-up bewildered. In Part 1 of our 6-part series launching Teacher-Tested Hacks for Smarter Days, Rae Hughar…

Too many schools are wasting contract hours on PD that doesn’t actually support teachers. This episode flips that on its head.

Rae walks through the truth behind most professional development frustrat…

Feeling the July pressure to build the perfect PD plan, support paras, and magically align your whole staff before August hits?

This episode walks through the full Back-to-School Checklist Series—four…

Budgets reset July 1 and suddenly every decision feels high-stakes. In this episode, Rae shares a true story from a principal’s office that perfectly captures the pressure school leaders are facing r…

Paraprofessionals are the glue of our schools—but most are expected to lead without real training. In this episode, Rae walks through Part 2 of the Teachers Deserve Para Support series, featuring thr…