Education Beat
Why Black parents started their own parallel school board
November 4, 2021
The organization has made changes from adding posters of Black role models to classroom walls to removing police officers from schools.
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Independent study out of reach for special education students
October 28, 2021
Thousands of special education students are in limbo, because they can’t enroll in independent study, but have health risks that prevent them from attending in person.
Education Beat
How one student got her middle school to change its name
October 21, 2021
Anaya Zenad and her peers changed their middle school name to Betty Reid Soskin, to honor the oldest National Park ranger and a local civil rights icon.
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Could juvenile detention centers look like college campuses?
October 14, 2021
Could juvenile detention facilities look more like college campuses, with the same opportunities provided?
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What will universal TK mean for California kids?
October 7, 2021
Host Zaidee Stavely discusses the hopes and challenges posed by this enormous expansion, with reporter Karen D’Souza.
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Struggling to find substitute teachers
September 30, 2021
As California school districts face a severe substitute shortage, some district staff are playing musical chairs to fill positions.
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A family separated and their education derailed
September 23, 2021
Three siblings have to put their college plans on hold after their stepdad took steps to get a green card – only to be separated from his family for more than two years.
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Sparking joy for reading
September 16, 2021
A school bus driver started giving away books on her bus and realized that lots of kids didn’t have books at home. She shares how she joined up with Dolly Parton to bring more books to kids.
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How Mama Brown sent her neighborhood to college
September 9, 2021
An Oakland woman “adopted” a class of first graders and promised to pay for their college educations. What did she learn?
Education Beat
Lost, horrible and heartbreaking: Independent study woes
September 2, 2021
Host Zaidee Stavely talks with reporter Betty Márquez Rosales about the frustrations shared by parents and district officials. A parent from Mojave Unified in Kern County shares the heartbreak she feels after her sons’ struggles with distance learning seem destined to repeat in independent study.
