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July 20, 2023A new way to teach math in California
California has a new math framework that stresses making math relevant to all students’ lives and teaching big ideas and concepts.
Critics say it will cause more students to fail, by de-emphasizing math operations, discouraging districts from giving advanced students algebra in eighth grade, and for its approach to data science in high school.
Listen to how one teacher thinks the framework will bring math alive for her students, and to our reporter on the controversies surrounding it.
Guests:
Rebecca Pariso, 7th grade math teacher, Hueneme Elementary School District; Member, Curriculum Framework and Evaluation Criteria Committee
John Fensterwald, Editor-at-large, EdSource
Read more from EdSource:
State Board of Education passes new California math framework
UC committee changes admission standard for data science, causing confusion over math framework
Next, maybe last, big test for California’s controversial math framework
A sample of public comments on math framework
Education Beat is a weekly podcast hosted by EdSource’s Zaidee Stavely and produced by Coby McDonald.
27 min
July 13, 2023How recent Supreme Court rulings affect California students
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a plan to eliminate a large part of student debt and banned colleges and universities from considering race in admissions. Both decisions will have a disproportionate effect on Black and Latino students.
An advocate for youth and a reporter discuss the rulings and what they mean for Californians.
Guests:
Kristin McGuire, Executive director, Young Invincibles
Michael Burke, Reporter, EdSource
Read more from EdSource:
U.S. Supreme Court rejects student loan forgiveness
Supreme Court rules against affirmative action in college admissions
University of California looks to ‘share expertise’ after decades without affirmative action
Education Beat is a weekly podcast hosted by EdSource’s Zaidee Stavely and produced by Coby McDonald.
22 min
June 29, 2023How home languages enhanced preschool curriculum in Fresno
California State Preschools are asking new questions of families about the languages their children speak at home.
Fresno Unified has been doing this kind of family interview for almost a decade. Preschool teachers use the information to help plan curriculum and incorporate songs and books in children’s home languages, including Spanish and Hmong.
How does including home languages enrich preschool classrooms and help children become bilingual?
Guest:
Jessica Gutiérrez, Program manager for early learning, Fresno Unified School District
Read more from EdSource: Does your child speak a language other than English? California preschools want to know
Education Beat is a weekly podcast hosted by EdSource’s Zaidee Stavely and produced by Coby McDonald.
17 min
June 22, 2023Long after wildfires, rural schools face frustration, homelessness, and mental trauma
Nearly three years ago, the Creek fire devastated the community of Big Creek and the town’s only elementary school.
Since then, rebuilding has been a long, arduous and frustrating process as some families remain homeless, cope with their mental health and face barriers to seeing their community rebuilt.
Guests:
Jimmie Eggers, superintendent-principal of Big Creek Elementary
Carolyn Jones, EdSource reporter
Read more from EdSource: Frustration after a fire: Recovery for rural schools can be long and complex
Education Beat is a weekly podcast. This episode is hosted by EdSource’s Ashley A. Smith and produced by Coby McDonald.
18 min
June 15, 2023Schools are counting – and helping – more homeless students
When Ana Franquis’ family was evicted, they had nowhere to turn. Their local school district helped them out, with food, diapers, even hotel vouchers.
How are school districts using pandemic funds to find and support homeless students? And what will happen when the funds run out?
Guests:
Ana Franquis, Mother, Monterey Peninsula Unified District
Betty Márquez Rosales, Reporter, EdSource
Read more from EdSource: Amid pockets of rising student homelessness, California districts tap Covid funding to help families
Education Beat is a weekly podcast hosted by EdSource’s Zaidee Stavely and produced by Coby McDonald.
23 min
June 08, 2023How dogs help bring kids to therapy at this Central Valley school district
In Selma Unified School District in the Central Valley, two therapy dogs are helping destigmatize mental health services. Jeter and Scout help identify students who need help, and they give students a soft, cuddly entry to therapy.
Guests:
Kristy Rangel, Lead mental health clinician, Selma Unified School District
Ronnie, Student, Selma Unified School District
Lasherica Thornton, Journalism resident, EdSource
Read more from EdSource: Therapy dogs changed the culture of mental health in this Central Valley district
Education Beat is a weekly podcast hosted by EdSource’s Zaidee Stavely and produced by Coby McDonald.
19 min
June 01, 2023How a school lunch lady sparked better trauma response for schools
A school lunch lady’s response after the Oklahoma City bombing sparked a new understanding of how teachers and school staff can help students recover from traumatic events, from wildfires and floods to school shootings.
As wildfire and flood season approaches in California, leading experts in childhood trauma and school crisis and disaster recovery discuss how schools can best prepare for natural disasters and other traumatic events, and what happens if they don’t.
Guests:
Marleen Wong, Co-founder, Center for Safe and Resilient Schools and Workplaces
Pamela Vona, Co-founder, Center for Safe and Resilient Schools and Workplaces
Carolyn Jones, Reporter, EdSource
Read more from EdSource: Fires, floods, shootings: How schools can help students thrive after traumatic events
Education Beat is a weekly podcast hosted by EdSource’s Zaidee Stavely and produced by Coby McDonald.
24 min
May 25, 2023Want to know what high schoolers really think? Tune in to this radio station
At El Cerrito High School, in West Contra Costa Unified, students produce and host their own radio shows. Some DJ their own music shows, while others host talk radio programs, with topics ranging from political affairs to chess to dating advice. There’s even an old-time radio drama, based on original scripts from the 1950s.
What does it take to produce high school radio? And what are students getting out of it?
Voices:
Ace Lackey, Senior, El Cerrito High School
Xavier Ramos, Senior, El Cerrito High School
Jeanne Marie Acceturo, Radio teacher, El Cerrito High School
Ali Tadayon, Reporter, EdSource
With clips from radio shows, including “Confused Chess,” “Insert Title Here,” “Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar,” “Togomexsalvi,” and “EC Talk Show.”
Read more from EdSource:
El Cerrito High School students run their own radio shows as part of class
Education Beat is a weekly podcast hosted by EdSource’s Zaidee Stavely and produced by Coby McDonald.
18 min
May 18, 2023Should UC hire undocumented students for campus jobs?
The University of California is considering a proposal this week to allow hiring undocumented students for jobs at any of its 10 campuses. The proposal is based on a legal theory that a federal ban on hiring undocumented immigrants does not apply to states.
Proponents say it would allow undocumented students to have the same access as other students to research and other campus jobs. Critics say it would encourage unauthorized immigration.
What’s motivating this UC proposal?
Guests:
Jeffry Umaña Muñoz, Student, UCLA
Michael Burke, Reporter, EdSource
Read more from EdSource: University of California’s undocumented students push for right to campus jobs
Education Beat is a weekly podcast hosted by EdSource’s Zaidee Stavely and produced by Coby McDonald.
17 min
May 11, 2023Schools face disastrous risk of flooding
California schools in communities from Pajaro in Monterey County to Planada in Merced County were flooded earlier this year by torrential rains, causing major damage.
The flooding isn’t over yet. A record snowpack is poised to melt and send rivers surging over their banks. And according to an EdSource analysis of federal data, more than a fifth of the state’s K-12 schools are at a high or moderate risk of flooding.
What can school districts and state government do to prepare, and to help reduce the risk of flooding?
Guests:
José González, Superintendent, Planada Elementary School District
Thomas Peele, Investigative reporter, EdSource
Emma Gallegos, Equity reporter, EdSource
Read more from EdSource:
California schools face ‘deep trouble’ as flooding danger looms
How a Central Valley school district prepares for the terrifying threat of disastrous flooding
One in 5 California schools located in moderate or high flood risk areas
What’s your California school’s flood risk?
Education Beat is a weekly podcast hosted by EdSource’s Zaidee Stavely and produced by Coby McDonald.
23 min

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