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.
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.
Kitty talks with eminent scholar, Dr. Orlando Taylor, about issues in Black psychology as a lead-up to the 50th anniversary conference of the Association of Black Psychologists taking place in Oakland June 27. The Association’s members have led the way on such important issues as IQ testing, disproportionate Special Ed. placements, and Ebonics. Then Kitty … Continued
Keith Brown, the newly elected president of the Oakland Education Association, talks with Kitty Kelly Epstein about his perspective and his work. Keith is a lifelong Oakland resident, a graduate of Oakland Public Schools, and an enthusiastic teacher. His mother was an active parent, and he brings a thoroughly Oakland perspective to the position. … Continued
Education Today is a radio show hosted by Kitty Kelly Epstein, and airs on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the Month.
So much is happening in the world of education. Today we hear from a grassroots Oakland teacher about the organizing to keep an iconic West Oakland school in public hands. And then we hear from a Chicago teacher who has created two dynamic curriculums – one that uses the movie “Black Panther” as its … Continued
