Over the past year and a half, millions of parents have learned just how hard it is to be a teacher as they’ve overseen their children’s at home and online learning. As a result, parents are more engaged with their child’s education than before the pandemic. But most parents still have some questions they need to be answered, and teachers and administrators have a number of things they wish parents knew. This week we’re digging deep to find those answers.

Featured guests include:

Renae Ramsey, Coordinator for Leadership, Innovation, and Outreach • Division of Educational Services, Riverside County Office of Education, and Megan Silva, Principal, Kendall-Harmon Elementary School

In this episode of Education Insight, we look at the success schools with a diverse teacher workforce are experiencing and why. And we learn more about a unique collaboration taking place in the Inland Empire to get more Black and Latinx male teachers in the pipeline. 

Featuring Desiree Carver-Thomas, Researcher and Policy Analyst on the Learning Policy Institute's Educator Quality Team, and Dr. Chinaka DomNwachukwu, Dean of the College of Education at Cal State San Bernardino. 

In this episode, we discuss what kinds of change can be created in local education with million-dollar gifts. More specifically, we’ll hear what Chaffey College plans to do with the $25 million gift they recently received from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. And, we'll learn about the change that has been created with the late Jack Brown gift of $10 million to Cal State San Bernardino 5 years ago. We’ll also speak to the new chancellor of the San Bernardino community college district, Diana Z Rodriguez, about her plans and vision as she enters this new position.

Featured guests include:

Dr. Henry Shannon, Superintendent & President of Chaffey College, Julie Nichols, Interim Associate Vice President for Philanthropic Giving, and Dr. Diana Rodriguez, San Bernardino Community College District Chancellor.

Taking our education system entirely online within a month would have seemed to be an impossible task before the pandemic. Yet, schools across the region made it happen to ensure learning continued despite the challenges faced during the crisis.

Many of us were surprised at the things we learned. Now, with a glimmer of normalcy on the horizon, and state and national resources dedicated to accelerating out of the pandemic, what are the positive takeaways from this experience? Join us for a discussion with three special guests about using lessons learned to improve student access and success.

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In this episode we explore equity challenges and opportunities at our Inland Empire educational institutions. 

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