Education Beat
This curriculum helps immigrant students fill learning gaps
February 6, 2025
Students who have missed years of school in their home countries not only have to learn English, but also basic reading, writing, math and science.
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Ethnic studies requirement sparks debate in Palo Alto
January 30, 2025
A school board meeting in Palo Alto offers a peek into an argument over whether ethnic studies should be required, and what the course should teach.
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California is preparing more Latino teachers than before
January 23, 2025
The majority of students in California schools are Latino, while the teachers are mostly white. But that could now be changing.
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Teachers, students reel from Los Angeles fires
January 16, 2025
A teacher shares the story of her family’s escape, and a reporter describes the physical and emotional damage to schools and communities.
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What to watch for in California education in 2025
January 9, 2025
Every year, John Fensterwald tells us what he thinks might or might not happen in California education in the new year. Listen to what he foresees for 2025.
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Bachelor’s degrees in prison offer incarcerated students a second chance (rebroadcast)
January 2, 2025
Inside the first bachelor’s degree program in a women’s prison in Chowchilla, incarcerated women work to rebuild their lives by pursuing higher degrees.
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Family reunited after four years separated by immigration policy (rebroadcast)
December 26, 2024
A Central Valley dad applied for his green card and ended up separated from his wife and four kids, because of a change in immigration policy under the first Trump administration.
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How a ballet scholarship inspired a student to pursue her dreams
December 19, 2024
Gabriela Rodriguez stars in The San Jose Nutcracker and dreams of teaching others the joy of dance.
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Should colleges give credit for learning outside the classroom?
December 12, 2024
Alice Keeney had to study for months to learn how to operate nuclear reactors in the Navy. But when she tried to transfer her classes over to Cal Poly Pomona, they wouldn’t give her credit.
Education Beat
How one rural county is putting more social workers in schools
December 5, 2024
Tulare County is placing graduate students in social work in schools to help tackle a shortage of counselors.
