Afrocentric research methodology?  What’s that?  A way of doing research that seems a better fit for a lot of the things that educators and activists care about.    Hear a brief conversation with Professor Serie McDougal about the concept.  And then hear more about how Bay Area people are struggling to make the educational system pay attention to what they want and need.

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Education Today is a radio show hosted by Kitty Kelly Epstein, and airs on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the Month.

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The Oakland school district is considering the closure of 24 more public schools, in spite of the fact that the population of the city is growing.  What does this mean?  Who does it affect?  What do the parents of East Oakland who face the closing of 14 schools say about it all?    Who is driving this agenda and can it be changed?  Kitty talks with  parents who are organizing against the closure of Roots Middle School.

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