Tag Archives: educacion
Restoring Bilingual Education.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 3 PROGRAM # 8124 12:00 PM PT Restoring Bilingual Education. California is allocating new funds to train bilingual teachers to address the shortage of bilingual educators and the state Department of Education has announced a new language policy to help expand bilingual instruction, as part of Proposition 58, the new law approved by […]
Dreamer and Biomedical Scientist. Also, Sanctuary State Bill Moving Forward.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 5 PROGRAM # 8103 12:00 PM PST. Dreamer and Biomedical Scientist. A conversation with Dreamer Yuriana Aguilar, the first undocumented to graduate as a Ph.D. in the history of her high-ranked college and who is currently studying cells and functions of the heart in a prestigious research institution. With only a DACA work […]
Student Debt Crisis. Also, Mexican American Studies Trial.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28 PROGRAM # 8098 12:00 PM PST. Student Debt Crisis. Student debt disproportionately impacts middle-class communities of color and is ravaging the economy of young Millennials. Latino and African American families suffer more from higher rates of student loan delinquency. We hear from a leading legislator about initiatives to help students avoid or […]
Trump Budget.
THURSDAY, JUNE 1 PROGRAM # 8079 12:00 PM PT Trump Budget. President Trump’s budget plan, which would cut the taxes for millionaires and make deep cuts to social spending, is a threat against the economy of the Latino family, according to social leaders. Also, a new report says the House Republican health bill would leave […]
Debt-Free College.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10 PROGRAM # 8063 12:00 PM PST. Debt-Free College. At a time of rising tuition fees and financial crisis for college students, legislators in California are proposing a bold plan to help students avoid loan debt. The program, called “Degrees Not Debt,” would help students of public universities pay for tuition fees and […]
Historic Free-College Plan.
THURSDAY, APRIL 20 PROGRAM # 8046 12:00 PM PT Historic Free-College Plan. In a plan hailed as groundbreaking, New York became the first state in the nation to offer tuition free education at all public colleges. More than 200,000 middle-class students are expected to benefit. Gov. Cuomo challenged at the bill signing other states to […]
Debate on Education Nominee.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 PROGRAM # 7988 12:00 PM PST. Debate on Education Nominee. The day after a senate committee voted on the controversial education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos, the leader of the largest teacher union comments on her agenda, her answers during the confirmation hearing and her concerns. With a Republican majority in the Senate, the […]
DeVos Public Education Plans.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25 PROGRAM # 7983 12:00 PM PST. DeVos Public Education Plans. Trump’s Education Secretary nominee, billionaire Betsy DeVos, faced a divided committee of senators at her confirmation hearing, with Republicans on her side and Democrats questioning her wealth and ethical disclosures, and her activist support for moving taxpayer dollars from traditional public education […]
Bilingual Education Back in California. Also, New Reality for Higher Education.
MONDAY, JANUARY 9 PROGRAM # 7971 12:00 PM PST. Bilingual Education Back in California. After voters approved Proposition 58, public schools in California have the green light to bring bilingual and multilingual programs back to the schoolroom. The new reform will take effect in July. How are schools preparing for the new law? Where are […]
Cowboy Cops, Teachers?
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21 PROGRAM # 7958 12:00 PM PST. Cowboy Cops, Cowboy Teachers? Despite opposition from parents and students, officials of a high school system in California allowed teachers to carry guns on campus. The same county has a controversial history of officer-involved deaths and police violence. Local analysts comment on the call for independent […]
