Education Today

Education Today – April 11, 2014

Kitty interviews author Alfie Kohn about his new book, The Myth of the Spoiled Child: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom about Childhood and Parenting. Find out what he means by our “conservative thinking” and why he advocates “raising rebels.” and Muntu Davis, MD at the Alameda County Public Health Department about the report on gentrification in … Continued


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Education Today – March 14, 2014

Kitty Kelly Epstein speaks with Kalimah Priforce, co-founder of Qeyno Labs, an education innovation start-up based in Oakland, California. Priforce was recently named a “Champion of Change” by President Barack Obama. He is also a driving force behind the Hidden Genius Project, a program that trains Black male youth in entrepreneurial thing, software development, and … Continued


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Education Today – December 27, 2013

Tamara Turner, the leader of an exceptional publicly funded K-12 school in conversation with Kitty Kelly Epstein, discussing the multiple reasons for the school’s success.  These include talking circles, discussion of the students’ and current neighborhood issues, extraordinary parent influence, a staff which represents the ethnicity of the students, and other factors.  The school serves … Continued


Education Today

Education Today – November 8, 2013 at 2:30pm

Today we look at what Competency Based Education is and then we lead into a discussion with three educators about their experiences with creating engaging learning environments for their students. Education Today is a radio show hosted by Kitty Kelly Epstein, and airs on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the Month.