Tag Archives: educacion
Extra Edition: Latinos in Community Colleges. Además, Banning Chlorpyrifos.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 26 PROGRAM # 9360 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Latinos in Community Colleges. As a record number of Latino students are headed to college in the fall enrollment season, many are looking into community colleges as a viable option to continue higher education. College leaders are reaching out to Latino students highlighting the […]
Extra Edition: Back to School Plans.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 19 PROGRAM # 9353 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Delta Surge, School Openings and Vaccines. Delta Covid cases and hospitalizations surge in the Central Valley at a time when children are going back to class. Covid outbreaks are hitting some districts. How safe are schools? What should the vaccinated and the unvaccinated know […]
The Rise of the Delta Variant; Back to School Safety Measures.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 12 PROGRAM # 9347 12:00 PM PDT The Rise of the Delta Variant; Back to School Safety Measures. The Delta variant is now the dominant strain in California and the number of cases and hospitalizations are on the rise. What could be the impact in communities with lower vaccination rates, such as the […]
Schools Reopening Plans. Also, Listening to Underrepresented students.
THURSDAY, JULY 22 PROGRAM # 9326 12:00 PM PDT Schools Reopening Plans. Amid parents’ concerns about the Delta variant, Western states are preparing to reopen schools for full in-person instruction in the fall. Experts comment on the new recommendations to allow children to return to school, including masks and physical distancing rules, and requirements on […]
Teaching about Racial Justice. Also, Schools Reopening, Internet Access.
THURSDAY, JUNE 17 PROGRAM # 9291 12:00 PM PDT Teaching about Racial Justice. Calling it “activist indoctrination” and “divisive,” Republicans are mounting a campaign to block school curriculums that shed light on systemic racism. Republican legislatures have passed bills to ban schools from teaching that racism is ingrained in modern institutions. Political campaigns are already […]
The Politics of Sex Education.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2 PROGRAM # 9275 12:00 PM PDT The Politics of Sex Education. Warning that sex education programs and sexual health services around the country are not accessible to young people who are LGBTQ or from communities of color, a group in Congress is introducing a bill that will give them access to education […]
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona. The Jan 6 Truth Commission. Arizona Vote Recount.
THURSDAY, MAY 27 PROGRAM # 9270 12:00 PM PDT Education Secretary Miguel Cardona. US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona talks about the federal plans to reopen schools for in-person learning, and his calls to reimagine education and deal with inequities in education as part of his plans to recover and rebuild from the pandemic crisis. […]
The HEAL Act. Also, Broadband for Students.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 19 PROGRAM # 9261 12:00 PM PDT The HEAL Act. Members of the House and the Senate introduced the HEAL for Immigrant Families Act, a bill that expands health care to immigrants, who have been among the hardest hit by the pandemic. The bill would end the five-year waiting period for immigrants to […]
Extra Edition: Back to School.
TUESDAY, MAY 18 PROGRAM # 9259 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Back to School. School districts around California are making plans to reopen five days a week for in-person learning in the fall. The national leader of a teachers union is supporting this plan. Vaccinations are key to returning to traditional learning. Now that younger […]
Extra Edition: Alurista.
TUESDAY, MARCH 23 PROGRAM # 9203 11:00 AM PST Extra Edition: Alurista. In this repeat program, the legendary Chicano poet Alurista talks about his book “Et tu… Raza?,” the politics of bilingual education, and more. In the 1960s, Alurista’s work gained national prominence, as a foremost poet and activist of the Chicano movement. This program […]
