2:30 PM PACIFIC TIME: WEDNESDAYS
Education Today is a radio show hosted by Kitty Kelly Epstein and Jaron Epstein that airs every week at 2:30.
This week we take up the differences between what a left-leaning or progressive mayor does about economic development in contrast with a corporate Democrat. And we use the case of Oakland’s late Mayor and former Congressman, Ron Dellums to sort out the issue. In the second part of the show we hear about a … Continued
The National Press has covered the service of Ronald V. Dellums as a Congressman and national leader since his death in late July. Yet, few have reported on his work as Mayor of Oakland. Today, Education Today will examine the impact of Dellums’ tenure as Mayor in the areas of education, police costs and behavior, … Continued
We interview Jovanka Beckles, candidate for California Assembly District 15. We ask her about some of the states’s biggest education issues. For example, the State Board just agreed to allow another charter school to be built in Oakland; this charter’s application had already been rejected by the Oakland district. Is there a problem with … Continued
Education Today is a radio show hosted by Kitty Kelly Epstein, and airs on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the Month.
Kitty talks with eminent scholar, Dr. Orlando Taylor, about issues in Black psychology as a lead-up to the 50th anniversary conference of the Association of Black Psychologists taking place in Oakland June 27. The Association’s members have led the way on such important issues as IQ testing, disproportionate Special Ed. placements, and Ebonics. Then Kitty … Continued
Keith Brown, the newly elected president of the Oakland Education Association, talks with Kitty Kelly Epstein about his perspective and his work. Keith is a lifelong Oakland resident, a graduate of Oakland Public Schools, and an enthusiastic teacher. His mother was an active parent, and he brings a thoroughly Oakland perspective to the position. … Continued
Education Today is a radio show hosted by Kitty Kelly Epstein, and airs on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the Month.
So much is happening in the world of education. Today we hear from a grassroots Oakland teacher about the organizing to keep an iconic West Oakland school in public hands. And then we hear from a Chicago teacher who has created two dynamic curriculums – one that uses the movie “Black Panther” as its … Continued
On Education Today, Kitty Kelly Epstein is in conversation with Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings. She is an educational hero. She worked as a classroom teacher in Philadelphia; earned a doctorate at Stanford; and was elected to the Presidency of the American Educational Research Association, the largest research organization in the world. Education Today is a radio show … Continued
Oakland has become the first district in the country to have a full Department of Equity. Its latest addition is the Office of Latino Student Achievement, directed by organizer, educator, and scholar, Raquel Jimenez. She talks about the vision and the activities of this effort, including recruiting Latino teachers, engaging Latino students and parents, and making … Continued
