The Rick Smith Show Full 3-hour program for 9-19-2016

Vida Neil, New Jersey blogger concerned with education in Camden, NJ joins Rick to talk what New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is up to as the BridgeGate trial begins and what terrible new school policies he is pushing on the state’s students. 

Kevin Mahoney, Editor Zero at the Raging Chicken Press joins Rick to talk about the latest developments in the APSCUF/PASSHE negotiation since the union’s recent overwhelming strike authorization vote approval.

Brett Bigham, award winning Oregon special education teacher and blogger joins Rick to share his experience after being invited to meet and talk with Dr. Stephen Hawking at Cambridge and discuss his views on special education.

Nancy Bailey, education blogger, former special education teacher and principal joins Rick to talk about the recently aired PBS documentary "Schools of the Future," the pitfalls of competency based education, and what parents need to know as more education jargon is being created.