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This Week in California Education

Coming to grips with children facing trauma

June 28, 2019

This week: We interview Dr. Jonathan Goldfinger, chief medical officer of the Center for Youth Wellness in San Francisco, to discuss a new parent survey created to identify children facing adverse experiences, such as violence, neglect or divorce; And we talk with Lisa Eisenberg, the policy director of the California School Based Health Alliance, about how hundreds of school-based health clinics will use the survey.

This Week in California Education

Teaching districts the ABCs of charter oversight; putting a school bond on 2020 ballot

June 21, 2019

This week: We interview the executive director of CARSNet, an organization run by the Alameda County Office of  Education that offers bootcamps and tutorials in charter school responsibilities; and we talk with Kyla Johnson-Trammell, who has faced a teachers strike and possible insolvency during her first two years as Oakland Unified superintendent.

This Week in California Education

Alarming absences in rural schools; big fight over new money for special ed

June 1, 2019

This week: Listen to students and counselors in rural California put a human dimension on disturbing data about why children struggling with poverty and isolation are staying out of school; and find out why a huge proposed increase for special education has become a major disagreement between the Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom.

This Week in California Education

Early push to rein in charter schools squeaks by; vote of confidence in Chancellor Oakley

May 24, 2019

This week: After an intense debate, legislation that could substantially reduce the number of new charter schools in California got just enough votes to pass the Assembly; and we interview Tom Epstein, president of the California Community Colleges Board of Governors, which extended Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley’s contract.

This Week in California Education

Linda Darling-Hammond on districts that ‘beat the odds’

May 17, 2019

This week: Linda Darling-Hammond talks about a new study that focuses on school districts in California that achieved higher test scores for all or most students than their demographics predicted; and we discuss the new SAT “Adversity Score”.

This Week in California Education

Betsy DeVos meets the press; an update on community college reforms

May 10, 2019

This week: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks to reporters about school choice and her latest initiative; an update on California’s efforts to reduce remediation courses in community colleges; and the governor’s revised budget proposal.

A weekly podcast that gets to the heart of education issues in California and beyond.