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Inland Empire Economic Partnership president and CEO Paul Granillo discusses the challenges to effective public healthcare in the Inland Empire. The region is lacking in doctors, nurses, and hospitals, while percentage of residents in poverty grows.

Almost two-thirds of new teachers report that their training left them underprepared for the realities of the classroom. NewSchools Venture Fund’s Stephanie Wood-Garnett and ASU Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College Dean Mari E. Koerner discuss how to shift from competition to collaboration in teaching practice and evaluation.

Almost two-thirds of new teachers report that their training left them underprepared for the realities of the classroom. NewSchools Venture Fund’s Stephanie Wood-Garnett and ASU Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College Dean Mari E. Koerner discuss how to shift from competition to collaboration in teaching practice and evaluation.

Western Health Advantage CEO Garry Maisel, Health Access lobbyist Beth Capell, and Bay Area Council policy advisor Micah Weinberg talk with healthcare reporter Emily Bazar about whether the Affordable Care Act is living up to its promises. Does it give consumers more choices? Is it as easy as shopping on Amazon? They discussed the new healthcare landscape at a Zócalo/The California Wellness Foundation event in Sacramento.

Western Health Advantage CEO Garry Maisel, Health Access lobbyist Beth Capell, and Bay Area Council policy advisor Micah Weinberg talk with healthcare reporter Emily Bazar about whether the Affordable Care Act is living up to its promises. Does it give consumers more choices? Is it as easy as shopping on Amazon? They discussed the new healthcare landscape at a Zócalo/The California Wellness Foundation event in Sacramento.

Los Angeles was built by the railroad, but the city has resisted the allure of train transportation for a century. What is it about rail that captures people's hearts--and why has L.A. remained immune to this almost universally beloved mode of transport? Journalist and Chapman University English scholar Tom Zoellner, author of Train, and UCLA and UC Berkeley legal, business, and environmental scholar Ethan Elkind, author of Railtown, discussed the past and future of trains in Southern California.

Los Angeles was built by the railroad, but the city has resisted the allure of train transportation for a century. What is it about rail that captures people's hearts--and why has L.A. remained immune to this almost universally beloved mode of transport? Journalist and Chapman University English scholar Tom Zoellner, author of Train, and UCLA and UC Berkeley legal, business, and environmental scholar Ethan Elkind, author of Railtown, discussed the past and future of trains in Southern California.

How did politicians' private lives become public, and how did politics become fodder for the tabloids? In a discussion with Matt Miller, Yahoo News national political columnist Matt Bai, author of All the Truth Is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid, used the scandal that took down presidential candidate Gary Hart in 1987 to discuss the American media's obsession with sex, and how it's changed our democracy.

How did politicians' private lives become public, and how did politics become fodder for the tabloids? In a discussion with Matt Miller, Yahoo News national political columnist Matt Bai, author of All the Truth Is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid, used the scandal that took down presidential candidate Gary Hart in 1987 to discuss the American media's obsession with sex, and how it's changed our democracy.

The World Economic Forum currently ranks the U.S. 52nd in the world in the quality of its math and science education. ASU science education scholar Dale Baker and Change the Equation CEO Linda Rosen discuss the importance of funding in improving American STEM education.