2:30 PM PACIFIC TIME: WEDNESDAYS
Education Today is a radio show hosted by Kitty Kelly Epstein and Jaron Epstein that airs every week at 2:30.
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.
5 new educators from Berkeley, San Francisco, and Oakland explain why they are working hard to get into teaching while others are said to be fleeing the field.
Oakland’s council member, Carroll Fife, has initiated some unusual legislation with great importance to local residents. She discusses her work and its significance for young people.
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.
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.
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.
Kitty talks about current issues confronting educators and families.
We hear live from participants in a historic rally by a new coalition of Port workers and educators dedicated to stopping school closures and a billionaire developer’s effort to take over a portion of public land at the Port Then we discuss a disturbing Stanford study that reveals the depths of anti-Black racism and … Continued
A teacher and organizer talks about French elections and new organizing in the Quartier Populaire, the “hood” in France.
Hear about positive developments on several fronts: Port workers and educators have formed an alliance to stop school closures and the privatization of the Oakland Port. The West Contra Costa School Board stood up the Fiscal Crisis Management and Assistance Team (FCMAT) regusing to send out lay-off notices to Richmond teachers. And billionaire Fisher’s privatization … Continued
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