Some say that work on diversity, equity, and inclusion is over in corporations and colleges, because of the Supreme Court decision.  Two women who do this work brilliantly will respond.

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A discussion of two important issues and an invitation to callers to join us.

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Hear about an exciting program for high school students who get a bit behind.   And hear the needs of new teachers left in the lurch by the closing of Holy Names University.

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Education Today is a radio show hosted by Kitty Kelly Epstein that alternates weekly and airs on Odd weeks.

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Can we fight the Right on critical race theory, tenure, teacher rights and the right to free discussion at school?  Hear Dr. Irene Mulvey, President of the American Association of University Professors, on what AAUP is doing nationally and how we can unite in a movement to defeat this enormous new threat.

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Visionary organizer; initiator of the first Black Student Union in the country, James (Jimmy) Garrett, is our guest.  He discusses questions like:  What kind of planning do organizers need to do?  What does the current attack on Black Studies mean?  Advice for today’s organizers?

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Education Today is a radio show hosted by Kitty Kelly Epstein and Jaron Epstein that airs every Wednesday at 2:30 PM.  Today we hear about an international study on the relationship between bullying and retaining students in the same grade.  And we hear a guest from Education Trust on a new Tennessee law that could hold many thousands of third graders back based on their test scores.

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Education Today is a radio show hosted by Kitty Kelly Epstein and Jaron Epstein that airs every Wednesday at 2:30 PM

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Hear James Garrett, one of the visionary leaders of the initial movement for Black Studies, Ethnic Studies, and the admission of Black and Brown students to four year colleges, talk with Kitty and Jaron.  We’ll discuss the play-fighting between DeSantos and the College Board about African-American studies, and Garrett’s advice for movement activists of the moment

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Education Today is a radio show hosted by Kitty Kelly Epstein and Jaron Epstein that airs every Wednesday at 2:30 PM

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