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Education Today is a radio show hosted by Kitty Kelly Epstein that alternates weekly and airs on Odd weeks.
“Hear Dr. Lora Lempert talk about a program which brings together college students and incarcerated individuals behind prison walls to study a variety of college subjects, including incarceration itself. The program has spread to 30 states and several countries. Dr. Lempert provides little-known information about incarceration and education and explains how other institutions can create … Continued
Yale economics professor John Roemer outlines an innovative approach to saving humanity from the catastrophe of global warming. It includes greater equity in the distribution of growth between the countries of the “North” and “South”, and the optimistic projection that those of us in the 99% may organize the mass movement needed to claim our … Continued
Kitty interviews the President-elect of the Los Angeles teachers union about the decision against teacher tenure handed down this week in an L.A. courtroom. Alex Caputo-Pearl is a progressive teacher who won the L.A union election last month; he will discuss his views on issues of standardized testing and community alliances as well as the … Continued
Have the Bay Area Rapid Transit police changed since the killing of Oscar Grant? Kitty interviews a young woman whose recent experience with BART police raise serious questions in this regard. Kitty also interviews a North Carolina parent who is challenging standardized testing by organizing parents to challenge testing policy and to take their children … Continued
Kitty interviews author Alfie Kohn about his new book, The Myth of the Spoiled Child: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom about Childhood and Parenting. Find out what he means by our “conservative thinking” and why he advocates “raising rebels.” and Muntu Davis, MD at the Alameda County Public Health Department about the report on gentrification in … Continued
Kitty Kelly Epstein speaks with Kalimah Priforce, co-founder of Qeyno Labs, an education innovation start-up based in Oakland, California. Priforce was recently named a “Champion of Change” by President Barack Obama. He is also a driving force behind the Hidden Genius Project, a program that trains Black male youth in entrepreneurial thing, software development, and … Continued
This is a special 1 hour show which features a talk with Diane Ravitch. Fund Drive Special
On this episode we speak with two teacher leaders about the Common Core Educational Standards. This show is meant to give students, parents and regular people a breakdown of what Common Core is all about. Education Today is a radio show hosted by Kitty Kelly Epstein, and airs on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the … Continued
This show follows up on the issue of Competency Based Education. First we hear from a Professor and a student about their view of the issue and then we get into some education news. Education Today is a radio show hosted by Kitty Kelly Epstein, and airs on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the … Continued
