Education Beat
A new way to teach math in California
July 20, 2023
Listen to how one teacher thinks the framework will bring math alive for her students, and to a reporter discuss the controversies surrounding it.
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How recent Supreme Court rulings affect California students
July 13, 2023
Two recent Supreme Court decisions will have a disproportionate effect on Black and Latino students.
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How home languages enhanced preschool curriculum in Fresno
June 29, 2023
Preschool teachers use information from family interviews to plan curriculum and incorporate songs and books in children’s home languages.
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Long after wildfires, rural schools face frustration, homelessness, and mental trauma
June 22, 2023
Nearly three years ago, the Creek fire devastated the community of Big Creek and the town’s only elementary school.
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Schools are counting – and helping – more homeless students
June 15, 2023
When Ana Franquis’ family was evicted, they had nowhere to turn. They found help with the school district.
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How dogs help bring kids to therapy at this Central Valley school district
June 8, 2023
In Selma Unified School District in the Central Valley, two therapy dogs are helping destigmatize mental health services.
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How a school lunch lady sparked better trauma response for schools
June 1, 2023
Leading experts discuss how school staff can help students recover from crisis, including the story of a lunch lady’s response after the Oklahoma City bombing.
Education Beat
Want to know what high schoolers really think? Tune in to this radio station
May 25, 2023
Talk show topics range from political affairs to chess to dating advice and even an old-time radio drama, based on original scripts from the 1950s.
Education Beat
Should UC hire undocumented students for campus jobs?
May 18, 2023
Proponents say it would allow undocumented students to have the same access as other students to research and other campus jobs. Critics say it would encourage unauthorized immigration.
Education Beat
Schools face disastrous risk of flooding
May 11, 2023
As a record snowpack is poised to melt and send rivers surging over their banks, an EdSource analysis finds more than 1 in 5 schools are at risk of flooding.
