Education Today

06.18.25 - 2:30pm

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We talk about the “reading wars” – the long-running conflict over how reading should be taught to young children in the U.S. We talk with Martha Hernandez about the position of her organization which advocates for second language learners on a piece of legislation which may pass the California legislature. Advocates of what is erroneously … Continued

06.11.25 - 2:30pm

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A sneaky law is about to pass the California legislature which would make it basically impossible to talk about Palestine in schools. The language of the law is so sweet that it has fooled many folks into supporting it. Activists discuss it on the show. Education Today is a radio show hosted by Kitty Kelly … Continued

06.04.25 - 2:30pm

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Celebrated educator and activist, Dr. Joyce King, will be with us. She writes extensively about dysconscious racism, effective education for African-American students, and many other topics. She is the former provost of Spellman College, the past president of the American Educational Research Association, and a professor with an endowed chair at Georgia State University

05.28.25 - 2:30pm

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Education Today is a radio show hosted by Kitty Kelly Epstein and Jaron Epstein that airs every week at 2:30. . What does the election of Barbara Lee mean for Oakland? How might some of the policies she has announced plat out? What could the forensic audit do, for example?

04.30.25 - 2:30pm

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Education Today is a radio show hosted by Kitty Kelly Epstein and Jaron Epstein that airs every week at 2:30.

04.23.25 - 2:30pm

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Today we discuss the likely impact of the recent Mayoral election on Oakland policy and politics. Education Today is a radio show hosted by Kitty Kelly Epstein and Jaron Epstein that airs every week at 2:30.

04.16.25 - 2:30pm

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Education Today is a radio show hosted by Kitty Kelly Epstein and Jaron Epstein that airs every week at 2:30. . Can Progressive be Good Mayors?

04.09.25 - 2:30pm

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Education Today is a radio show hosted by Kitty Kelly Epstein and Jaron Epstein that airs every week at 2:30. . A BIG education problem right now is the fact that teachers can’t afford housing. Today we talk about work being done on that issue – new studies, new laws, new enthusiasm.

04.02.25 - 2:30pm

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Education Today is a radio show hosted by Kitty Kelly Epstein and Jaron Epstein that airs every week at 2:30. . Hear the director of the Spanish Speaking Citizens Foundation on the problems faced by the Chicano/Latino community and the work they are doing on these issues.

03.26.25 - 2:30pm

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Education Today is a radio show hosted by Kitty Kelly Epstein and Jaron Epstein that airs every week at 2:30. Hear Scholar Noliwe Rooks discuss her important and fascinating book “Integrated: How American Schools Failed Black Children”