EdSource Podcasts

Education Beat

Predictions for California education in 2023

January 5, 2023

EdSource · Predictions for California education in 2023

John Fensterwald gets out his crystal ball and tells us a fortune – what he thinks might happen in California education in the new year.

Education Beat

The community college student exodus

December 22, 2022

EdSource · The community college student exodus

Thousands of students left California’s community colleges. Listen to one student’s difficult decision, and what colleges can do to win students back.

Education Beat

College freshmen struggle with math

December 15, 2022

EdSource · College freshmen struggle with math

Covid robbed students of learning, especially in math, after more than a year of attending high school from home. What are colleges doing to help?

Education Beat

Parcel taxes by simple majority: a game changer?

December 8, 2022

EdSource · Parcel taxes by simple majority: a game changer?

A little-known court decision from last year makes it easier to pass parcel taxes. Could this be a game-changer for low-income school districts?

Education Beat

A home that smooths the college path for former prisoners

December 1, 2022

EdSource · A home that smooths the college path for former prisoners

Host Zaidee Stavely talks with a student whose college path was transformed by a house for formerly incarcerated students and with a reporter about how this program came about.

Education Beat

What teachers need to support English learners

November 17, 2022

EdSource · What teachers need to support English learners

We hear from teachers about workshops that helped them and about what their own childhood experiences as English learners taught them.

Education Beat

Why can’t more students take college courses in high school?

November 10, 2022

EdSource · Why can't more students take college courses in high school?

A student shares how taking college courses while still in high school helped her get ahead in college and save on tuition. But access to these courses remains uneven across California.