Education Today

Education Today – September 16, 2022

Corrina Gould, a leader of Ohlone people in the Bay Area, recently led the successful effort to have the City of Oakland return a piece of land to indigenous people.  She talks about her own education in Oakland, how she became active in social issues, and her approach to good education for indigenous youngsters.


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Education Today – August 5, 2022

Dr. Pamela Luster, recent President of Mesa College in San Diego, and the co-creator of “Equity Avengers” talks with Kitty about giving substance to the idea of “bringing an equity lens” to every single decision in higher education.   Her examples are provocative; she and her colleagues have accomplished a lot and they persist.


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Education Today – July 8, 2022

Discrimination against women takes many forms.  Harassment at school, at work, and by the government  confronts hundreds of thousands of women who “wear the veil” or the hijab. Hear four French Muslim women talk with Kitty about  their experiences, their actions, and the politics which surround the issue.


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Education Today – June 24, 2022

Why and how do capitalists bring about gentrification and displacement in places like Oakland .  Christian Noakes and Taylor Wallace are educators and scholars who explore this on a deep economic and political level.    Then they give examples of the  harm this process brings to young people.