Education Today – November 23, 2018
Hear teacher-leader Erica Viray Santos in conversation with Kitty Kelly Epstein about San Leandro High’s innovative Social Justice Academy. And then hear other education news.
2:30 PM PACIFIC TIME: WEDNESDAYS
Education Today is a radio show hosted by Kitty Kelly Epstein that alternates weekly and airs on Odd weeks.
Hear teacher-leader Erica Viray Santos in conversation with Kitty Kelly Epstein about San Leandro High’s innovative Social Justice Academy. And then hear other education news.
Kitty Kelly Epstein talks with newly elected West Contra Costa school board member, Consuela Lara, about her work as an educator and important issues for the school district.
Actor, producer and activist Danny Glover dialogues with Kitty Kelly Epstein about the San Francisco State Strike and other influences which shaped his social justice activism.
The Political Economy of Gentrification and What It does to School Children: Urban Scholar Christian Noakes explains how capitalists achieve maximum profits from gentrification and educator Taylor Wallace explores the impact on children and adolescents.
Kitty talks first with a Marin County school board member who is trying to get the Confederate name of her school district changed. And, even in California, some people don’t think it needs to be changed And then she talks with two activists about their opposition to an Oakland ballot measure that is supposed to … Continued
Education Today is a radio show hosted by Kitty Kelly Epstein, and airs on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the Month.
This week we take up the differences between what a left-leaning or progressive mayor does about economic development in contrast with a corporate Democrat. And we use the case of Oakland’s late Mayor and former Congressman, Ron Dellums to sort out the issue. In the second part of the show we hear about a … Continued
The National Press has covered the service of Ronald V. Dellums as a Congressman and national leader since his death in late July. Yet, few have reported on his work as Mayor of Oakland. Today, Education Today will examine the impact of Dellums’ tenure as Mayor in the areas of education, police costs and behavior, … Continued
We interview Jovanka Beckles, candidate for California Assembly District 15. We ask her about some of the states’s biggest education issues. For example, the State Board just agreed to allow another charter school to be built in Oakland; this charter’s application had already been rejected by the Oakland district. Is there a problem with … Continued
Education Today is a radio show hosted by Kitty Kelly Epstein, and airs on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the Month.