Education Beat

By EdSourceNews Education

Education Beat episodes

September 08, 2022Can we axe remedial classes?
Remedial math and English classes were designed to help students prepare for college-level courses, but research has shown that they actually made it harder for students to finish college. Students would get stuck in these remedial courses, that they often didn’t actually need, get frustrated and drop out.
Despite efforts to limit remedial classes in California, many colleges are still offering them. A new bill would go further to almost completely eliminate these classes. What would it take to get rid of remedial courses and why does it matter?
Guests:
Anne Gloag, Math department chair, San Diego Miramar College
Michael Burke, Reporter, EdSource
Read more from EdSource: Dozens of community colleges offer remedial classes; bill to ban them awaits Newsom’s signature
Education Beat is a weekly podcast hosted by EdSource’s Zaidee Stavely and produced by Coby McDonald.
17 min
September 01, 2022Why do low-income schools have more uncredentialed teachers?
Students from low-income families are more likely to have uncredentialed teachers than students from wealthier households. A teacher shares how credentialing impacts quality of teaching and classroom management, and we discuss what California and its school districts are doing to address this issue.
Guests:
Thomas Courtney, 4th and 5th grade teacher, San Diego Unified School District
Diana Lambert, Reporter, EdSource
Read more from EdSource:
Poorer students still get the least qualified teachers, but California has made progress
Nearly 1 out of 5 classes in California taught by underprepared teachers
Oakland, with among lowest ratio of fully prepared, rightly assigned teachers, has a strategy to address teacher churn
Find your school’s teacher qualifications | Database
Education Beat is a weekly podcast hosted by EdSource’s Zaidee Stavely and produced by Coby McDonald.
18 min
August 18, 2022A year of stories getting to the heart of California schools
On the one-year anniversary of Education Beat, we take a moment to look back at the year’s episodes. Education Beat has brought you the voices of students, teachers, parents and administrators, with stories from the very heart of California schools.
Listen to John Fensterwald discuss this first season of the podcast, with host Zaidee Stavely, and hear snippets of some of our most memorable episodes.
Guests:
John Fensterwald, Editor-at-large, EdSource
Zaidee Stavely, Host, Education Beat
Listen to full episodes mentioned in this episode:
How Mama Brown sent her neighborhood to college
Kids enroll in this school just for the lunch
Welcoming back English learners
A family separated and their education derailed
How one student got her middle school to change its name
Compton journalism class aims to boost English skills
Education Beat is a weekly podcast hosted by EdSource’s Zaidee Stavely and produced by Coby McDonald.
24 min
August 11, 2022Teens fight for the right to vote for school board
High schoolers in California have been organizing to give 16 and 17 year olds the right to vote in local school board elections, giving students more say in their school districts. Two measures were passed by voters in Oakland and Berkeley in recent years, but the teens who organized to put them on the ballot are still waiting for them to be implemented. What now?
Guests:
Ixchel Arista, Senior, Oakland High School
Carolyn Jones, Reporter, EdSource
Read more from EdSource: Hope, frustration and hard lessons as youth try to lower voting age for school board
Education Beat is a weekly podcast hosted by EdSource’s Zaidee Stavely and produced by Coby McDonald.
17 min
August 04, 2022Math for babies and toddlers
Fresno County is the hub of a statewide pilot project to help early childhood educators, child care providers and elementary school teachers teach math concepts at an early age. A teacher at one child development center shares how she uses math concepts all day, even during a diaper change.
Guests:
Brittany Montelongo, Master teacher, Lighthouse for Children Child Development Center
Ashleigh Panoo, Journalism resident, EdSource
Read more from EdSource: Can infants learn math? State-backed pilot project in Fresno aims to find out
Education Beat is a weekly podcast hosted by EdSource’s Zaidee Stavely and produced by Coby McDonald.
19 min
July 28, 2022Compton journalism class aims to boost English skills
Compton Unified School District in Los Angeles County is taking a creative approach to helping students become proficient in English faster —a journalism class for English learners. Students learn to interview and write articles, and at the same time, get a boost to their confidence, crucial for participating fully in class.
Guests:
Alison Mendez, Adrian Espinoza, Ayleen Andrade and Camilla Vasquez, Students, Compton Unified School District
Kendra Hatchett, Summer journalism teacher, Compton Unified School District
Read more from EdSource: How a journalism class in Compton boosts students’ English skills
Education Beat is a weekly podcast hosted by EdSource’s Zaidee Stavely and produced by Coby McDonald.
16 min
July 21, 2022How pandemic relief funds are paying for summer camp
California school districts received millions of dollars this year in federal and state Covid relief funding to address the impacts of the pandemic. One district, Lodi Unified, spent a chunk of the funds to send students to a two-week summer camp at a local university. Students took college classes taught by university professors, and they got a taste of dorm life.
Guests:
Clara Brienza-Larsen, Incoming freshman, Lodi Unified School District
Mariya Wharry, Program Coordinator, Lodi Unified School District
Carolyn Jones, Reporter, EdSource
Read more from EdSource: How one district used Covid funds to send kids to camp — on a college campus
Education Beat is a weekly podcast hosted by EdSource’s Zaidee Stavely and produced by Coby McDonald.
15 min
July 14, 2022Who should respond to crisis calls on campus?
When college students have mental health crises, a call to 9-1-1 is often the only option, resulting in a visit from the police. One California State University campus, Cal State Long Beach, is changing that and will begin sending mental health professionals to respond to crisis calls. Why is this change important?
Guests:
Presley Dalman, Graduate, California State University, Long Beach
Ashley A. Smith, Reporter, EdSource
Read more from EdSource: CSU Long Beach makes mental health priority
Education Beat is a weekly podcast hosted by EdSource’s Zaidee Stavely and produced by Coby McDonald.
17 min
July 07, 2022How Prop 13 widened the wealth and education gap in California
California voters passed Proposition 13 in 1978 in response to rising property taxes. A new analysis concludes that Prop 13 has contributed to a widening wealth gap, a severe housing shortage and — for decades — inadequate funding for public schools.
On this episode, we discuss the legacy of Prop 13 and possible paths forward.
Guests:
María Echaveste, President and CEO, Opportunity Institute
John Fensterwald, Editor-at-large, EdSource
Read more from EdSource: California Prop. 13’s ‘unjust legacy’ detailed in critical study
Education Beat is a weekly podcast hosted by EdSource’s Zaidee Stavely and produced by Coby McDonald.
21 min
June 30, 2022Why aren’t more districts investing in tutoring?
Tutoring that’s either one-on-one or in very small groups and happens at least three times a week has been shown to greatly improve students’ learning.
Many academic and advocacy groups say this is a critical way schools can help students recover from learning loss, after a year of distance learning. But many parents haven’t found tutoring options at their children’s schools.
Guests:
Cristina Sánchez, Parent, Los Angeles Unified
Joanna French, Associate director of research and policy, Innovate Public Schools
Kate Sequeira, Journalism resident, EdSource
Read more from EdSource: Tutoring options in Los Angeles Unified leave families frustrated
Education Beat is a weekly podcast hosted by EdSource’s Zaidee Stavely and produced by Coby McDonald.
17 min

About Education Beat

From the publisher's feed

A podcast that gets to the heart of schools in California and beyond, bringing you the personal stories behind the headlines, from preschool to college. Join the team at EdSource each week to hear the…