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.
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.
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.
Education Today – June 9, 2017
Justice 4 Oakland Students leader, Pecolia Manigo, speaks with Kitty Kelly Epstein about successful struggle for a local committed educator to be hired as the new Superintendent.Justice 4 Oakland Students
Hear Parents of African-American Students studying Chinese talk about sending their children to Mandarin bilingual programs. They also address a new public Mandarin Bilingual school enrolling students now in Richmond. Then hear a parent organizer talk about organizing tens of thousands of parents in New Jersey to defeat Governor Chris Christie’s destructive policies toward public … Continued
Education Today – Oakland School District Budget Crisis & Longer Term School Closure Plan March 24, 2017
First Host Kitty Kelly Epstein is joined by Oakland School Board Member Shanthi Gonzales to discuss the Oakland School District’s urgent budget crisis and then they get into some discussion around the long term plan the school board seems to have adopted to close or consolidate more schools. Shanthi Gonzales is the school board member … Continued
Education Today – March 17, 2017
Education Today is a radio show hosted by Kitty Kelly Epstein, and airs on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the Month.
Education Today -Professor Natasha Hakimali Merchant-The Experience of Muslim and Refugee Students in the U.S. February 10, 2017
How do Muslim students and refugee students experience school in the U.S.? What should U.S. students be learning about majority-Muslim countries? What classroom practices help young people learn from each other without bias and stereotypes? We talk with Professor Natasha Hakimali Merchant about her research into these important topics.