It’s easy to speak to California State Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell. I asked him for an opportunity to interview him and he said sure. I didn’t have to go through three schedulers, a chief of staff, and an assistant. I texted him and we set to meet on July 4th morning in front of his house. Now,…
Facing the huge global challenges we have to enable students to be globally responsible, innovative, empathetic human beings with the potential and courage to act, in relationship self to self, self to other human beings, self to our planet, used to take responsibility. For make that happen, education system change is a fundamental urgency. Margret…
An educator by profession, Ms. Kavita Anand is a firm believer in quality education and not just education. Ms. Kavita Anand talks about the impact of education and the different methods of teaching and experiences she has had while interacting with children. Her talk highlights the discrepancies in the current education system and how she…
We go to Arizona, where a hearing is underway that will decide whether a ban on ethnic studies which eliminated the Mexican-American studies program in Tucson schools is unconstitutional. In 2010, Arizona passed a controversial law banning the teaching of any class designed for a particular ethnic group that would “promote resentment toward a race…
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, joins us to discuss recent developments with billionaire Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, a longtime backer of charter schools and vouchers for private and religious schools. DeVos said earlier this month that she wanted to return the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights “to its role as…
Journalist Gayle Tzemach Lemmon’s mother – a union Democrat who worked at the phone company during the day and sold Tupperware at night – lied about her address so Lemmon could attend a better elementary school. Lemmon talks about her own experience with school choice and why she now sees it not as an “issue,”…
Journalist Adolfo Guzman-Lopez lives and reports in a multicultural world and we’re better for it. Guzman-Lopez is a reporter who covers education at KPCC 89.3FM. He knows something about cross-border and cross-cultural life. Born in Mexico City, he was raised in Tijuana, Mexico and then, at a young age, moved to San Diego. But weekends and summers…
In 30 states, geographic communities can legally break away from large public school districts and form their own. As a result, a growing number of white and wealthier neighborhoods are creating their own schools and siphoning property taxes away from poorer, more diverse districts. Lauren Camera, education reporter at U.S. News & World Report, joins…
Walter and Julie Larkins are co-Chief Executives for Education Equals Opportunity Too, a Long Beach based foundation, that prides itself on building bridges between business and students in order to teach them important life lessons. According to their website, the Education Equals Opportunity Too Foundation (E=O2™), “…has developed a unique and effective approach with the vision…
It’s July and we’re in need of a Summer 2016 Reading List with Latino and Latina authors. Whether paper or digital, this is a good time to discover the richness of Latino and Latina authors for your Summer 2016 Reading List. PalacioMagazine.com came across this great list on NBC Latino, Your Summer 2016 Reading List: 9 Great…