What Did You Expect?

The Black Lives Matter movement in June has people thinking about systematic racism, including schools. In this episode, Maya Hernandez finds out what a privileged and predominately white school in Southern California is doing about it. Are their efforts enough to make a difference?

Camille Murray explores why the younger generation is not as politically aware as oppose to their counterparts. 

Cayden Kubler finds out how students have managed to stay focused during distance learning now that technology is readily available at their hands. 

Molly Roskin interviews Clarke Soderlund, a doctor at Torrance Memorial Hospital, and Joey Gasperov, a longshoreman at the Long Beach docks, to find out how workplaces of essential workers everywhere are adjusting to Coronavirus restrictions.

In this episode, Maya Hernandez talks to Alfie Kohn about why the SAT is important and if it is a good indicator for college applications. 

Camille Murray looks into the financial setbacks this pandemic has caused and what people should do to save money.

With college campuses closed around the country, current seniors turn to virtual tours in order to visit schools. Oliver Cubillos reports on these changes to college commitments and how schools are adapting. 

Are we really getting a good education in America? Recently, the United States dropped twenty-four ranks in international public education, and some foreign exchange students believe that the United States education system is easy, relaxed, and not as difficult as their home country's. But why? Camille Murray speaks to Ashley Daan, an educational expert at Loyola Marymount University, who explains this phenomenon.

In this episode, Maya Hernandez speaks to experts from Adobe and Google to find out why creativity is an important tool for the future.

Youth activism is on the rise with movements like March For Our Lives and Youth Climate Srikes. But not everyone can skip school to be politically active. In this episode, reporter Maya Hernandez explores why students aren't participating and what you can do to be politically active if you can't make it to protests.