Black teachers: How to recruit them and make them stay
Lessons in higher education: What California can learn
Keeping California public university options open
Superintendents: Well-paid and walking away
The debt to degree connection
College in prison: How earning a degree can lead to a new life
Worried about distance learning, families set up “learning pods.” UC Prof. Janelle Scott discusses them. Lakisha Young describes a “hub” for Black and Latino families in Oakland.
Carl Cohn talks with Sonoma Valley Unified School District superintendent Socorro Shiels about the unique challenges facing the district as fall approaches.
This week: West Contra Costa & Palo Alto superintendents address learning loss. Teach Plus’ Sarah Lillis urges parents to speak out for quality distance learning.
Carl Cohn talks with Victor Valley Union High School District superintendent Ron Williams about plans to reopen schools in the fall.
We explore what districts can do to protect against coronavirus lawsuits and discuss UC’s new president, Michael Drake.
Carl Cohn talks with San José Unified Superintendent Nancy Albarrán about plans to reopen schools in the fall.
Linda Darling-Hammond outlines new requirements for distance learning; reporter Zaidee Stavely discusses parents’ worries about returning to schools.
Carl Cohn talks with Hemet Unified Superintendent Christi Barrett about plans to reopen schools in the fall.
Fresno Unified’s superintendent sizes up the new state budget; departing UC President Napolitano discusses reopening campuses and repealing Prop. 209.
COMING JULY 1st: In his long and storied career as a California education leader, Carl Cohn has served as superintendent of the Long Beach and San Diego Unified school districts, a member of the State Board of Education and executive director of the California Collaborative for Education Excellence. In this special series of podcasts, Carl will talk each week with a leading school superintendent… read more
