Education Beat
Back to school: Healing students’ grief and anxiety
August 5, 2021
Host Zaidee Stavely talks with reporter Carolyn Jones and a school counselor about how schools are preparing to focus on mental health and wellbeing.
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Education Beat
Introducing Education Beat, a new podcast by EdSource
July 30, 2021
COMING SOON: Education Beat, a new podcast from EdSource, will debut August 5. Join host Zaidee Stavely each week as she explores everything from preschool to college, bringing you the personal stories behind the headlines.
This Week in California Education
EdSource’s new executive director, Anne Vasquez, on forces that shape her views of education
June 4, 2021
New Executive Director Anne Vasquez reflects on her childhood as the daughter of immigrants and outlines her vision for EdSource.
This Week in California Education
Louis Freedberg looks back at EdSource and education in a monumental decade in California
May 28, 2021
John Fensterwald interviews his co-host, Louis Freedberg, who is stepping down as head of EdSource, about growing up in South Africa and getting kids excited about learning in the United States.
This Week in California Education
Teaching controversial issues in a time of turmoil
May 21, 2021
Research shows that teaching controversial issues leads to students’ increased political knowledge, interest and engagement, but for a range of reasons educators often avoid it.
This Week in California Education
Newsom’s $2 billion college savings account plan & Chris Edley on his new role
May 14, 2021
This week we discuss the merits of creating a $500 college savings account for all low-income public school students, and pose this question to Christopher Edley, Jr., the incoming dean of UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Education: why this job now?
This Week in California Education
Calbright College in the crosshairs again & why are most low-income kids still learning from home?
May 7, 2021
Calbright College president makes a case to keep California’s new online community college; new data reveal who’s actually back in school.
This Week in California Education
Pandemic puts school accountability in limbo
April 30, 2021
This week: School districts are getting billions in federal and state Covid aid. How will the public know if it will be spent effectively?
This Week in California Education
Where are California’s 60,000 missing kindergartners? Also, surprise change in leadership at L.A. Unified
April 23, 2021
Surprise change in leadership at L.A. Unified, we discuss what’s behind it. Missing kindergartners account for the biggest state enrollment drop in 20 years; we ask what’s next.
This Week in California Education
Gov. Newsom wants schools and colleges to reopen fully by fall. But will they?
April 9, 2021
We explore Gov. Newsom’s pronouncement that K-12 and community colleges should open fully after June 15. What will it take to make it happen?
