This Week in California Education

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In This Week in California Education, EdSource editors and reporters discuss the most current issues in education across the state of California.

  1. 07/30/2021

    Introducing Education Beat, a new podcast by EdSource

    COMING SOON: Education Beat, a new podcast from EdSource, will debut August 5. Join host Zaidee Stavely each week as she explores everything from preschool to college, bringing you the personal stories behind the headlines.

  2. 06/04/2021

    EdSource’s new executive director, Anne Vasquez, on forces that shape her views of education

    New Executive Director Anne Vasquez reflects on her childhood as the daughter of immigrants and outlines her vision for EdSource.

  3. 05/28/2021

    Louis Freedberg looks back at EdSource and education in a monumental decade in California

    John Fensterwald interviews his co-host, Louis Freedberg, who is stepping down as head of EdSource, about growing up in South Africa and getting kids excited about learning in the United States.

  4. 05/21/2021

    Teaching controversial issues in a time of turmoil

    Research shows that teaching controversial issues leads to students' increased political knowledge, interest and engagement, but for a range of reasons educators often avoid it.

  5. 05/14/2021

    Newsom’s $2 billion college savings account plan & Chris Edley on his new role

    This week we discuss the merits of creating a $500 college savings account for all low-income public school students, and pose this question to Christopher Edley, Jr., the incoming dean of UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Education: why this job now?

  6. 04/30/2021

    Pandemic puts school accountability in limbo

    This week: School districts are getting billions in federal and state Covid aid. How will the public know if it will be spent effectively?

  7. 04/23/2021

    Where are California’s 60,000 missing kindergartners? Also, surprise change in leadership at L.A. Unified

    Surprise change in leadership at L.A. Unified, we discuss what's behind it. Missing kindergartners account for the biggest state enrollment drop in 20 years; we ask what's next.

  8. 04/09/2021

    Gov. Newsom wants schools and colleges to reopen fully by fall. But will they?

    We explore Gov. Newsom's pronouncement that K-12 and community colleges should open fully after June 15. What will it take to make it happen?

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