Gay Rights in the Classroom
It’s 2008 and the campaign for Proposition 8 in California was heated and costly. The opponents of gay marriage claimed that homosexuality would be taught in classrooms. In 1976 the same debate was going on–and
Dis-investing in Higher Education? Education Podcast with John Merrow
George Miller talks about the Higher Education funding problem and why it is bad for those who are currently getting their education. This podcast is part of our series on the cost of higher education.
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NPR: 07-02-2009 Education
Stories: 1) Korean School Preps Students For Ivy League 2) New Grads May Have Leg Up On Older Job Seekers 3) University Of Illinois Tracked Applicants With ‘Clout’ 4) In Texas, A Living Lab For
NPR: 06-11-2009 Education
Stories: 1) A Tale Of Technology In Two School Districts 2) Lowbrow Comedy Meets Higher Education 3) Guitarist Replaces Actor Franco At UCLA Speech
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L.A.’s Urban Schools Hardest Hit By Teacher Layoffs
Story: California’s budget problems mean that thousands of public schoolteachers are being laid off in the city of Los Angeles. Urban, low-income schools are taking the most losses because they have the greatest number of
