Education Today – November 24, 2017
Dr. Ivory on the Genesis Project, an organization that fought for free bus passes for youth.
Education Today
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.
Hear Kitty Kelly Epstein talk with scholar, Dr. Thomas Shapiro, about his work on the racial wealth gap.
Education Today – October 27, 2017
Education Today is a radio show hosted by Kitty Kelly Epstein, and airs on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the Month.
Kitty Kelly Epstein interviews Jitu Brown, a leader of the national movement, Journey4Justice. He discusses their long and successful fight to save a historic African-American high school in Chicago, his analysis of the national struggle for racial justice and public education, and their outstanding education platform. (https://www.j4jalliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/J4J_Final_Education_Platform.pdf)
Three professors discuss the development of white allies in a wide-ranging conversation with Host Kitty Kelly Epstein: Dr. Diana Waters is at the Philadelphia Center; Dr. Laura Smith is at Columbia University; and Dr Carla Sherrell is at Naropa University in Colorado.
Oakland opens its first new PUBLIC middle school (Oakland SOL) with lots of love and a wonderful innovative model. Hear all about that and other education news.
On this episode of Education Today Host Kitty Kelly Epstein speaks with Professor Dwight Mullen, who gives some insight into a model for engaged academics, in a wide-ranging interview on his life, his work on behalf of the Black community in North Carolina, and how his students change lives through his class on “The State of … Continued
A new national study from the National Education Policy Center indicates that closing schools does not save money or improve education and has a differential impact on African-American students. Host Kitty Kelly Epstein speaks with Professor Gail Sunderman and discusses the results.
Host Kitty Kelly Epstein speaks with Faye Bonninger a research associate at the National Education Policy Center regarding her work around the surveillance of student’s in school and its impact on their education.
Education Today – Oakland’s New Superintendent & The Influence of A Community Coalition June 9, 2017
Host Kitty Kelly Epstein speaks with parent organizer, Pecolia Manigo, about how a community coalition strongly influenced the school board to select a local educator as Oakland’s new Superintendent.