Talented new teachers struggle to finance expensive teacher education.  The answer exists – provided by a wealthy donor.  These teachers.organize to have her wishes honored.

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Hear activist and publisher Paul Cobb on his involvement in historic struggles against racism in schools and community.

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Can academics be activists?  Does it mess with their objectivity?   Professor Steven Danley mixes academics and activism for himself and his students with some interesting results.

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There is considerable evidence now that state interference in local schools and colleges most heavily impacts Black and Brown students.   San Francisco City College is again being affected by the decisions of state regulatory agenicies.  Hear about it on today’s show

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Two educators from the Navajo Nation fill us in on the complexity of Navajo education.

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Hear Parent Voices Action leader talk about their effort to stop the State and County from making

decisions for Black and Brown school districts that it does not make for other districts.

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Today’s episode is preempted by special KPFA Winter Fund Drive programming.

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Today’s episode is preempted by special KPFA Winter Fund Drive programming.

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Education Today is a radio show hosted by Kitty Kelly Epstein.

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New studies acknowledge that African-American male students have less of an opportunity to go to college than other students.  Hear about the causes.   Then hear heralded educator Jerome Gourdine discuss how his program changes that equation.

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