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Thursday, October 13
10 am to 12 noon - AirTalk:
Interview with Mayor Villaraigosa: An interview with LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa about his education policies.
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2 pm to 3 pm - Talk of the City:
Education Reform: How did we get here? A look back at education reform efforts up to the present day.
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Monday, October 17
10 am to 12 noon - AirTalk:
The funding conundrum: Why are there such discrepancies in funding among schools?
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2 pm to 3 pm - Talk of the City:
Language remediation: The impact on academic performance and budgets of dealing with so many English learners.
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During Morning Edition and All Things Considered:
The High School Exit Exam: Adolfo Guzman Lopez reports on the dispute over the standardized test which all high school seniors will have to pass to graduate.
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Language computer: Roger Rudick reports on a computer program that helps teach English to Spanish-speaking students.
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Roy Romer commentary: The Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent claims significant progress in improving the public schools.
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Tuesday, October 18
10 am to 12 noon - AirTalk:
Teacher recruitment training and retention: How do we ensure an adequate supply of motivated, well-trained teachers for our public schools.
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2 pm to to 3 pm - Talk of the City:
Arts Education Remote: A remote broadcast from the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts on the importance of arts education.
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During Morning Edition and All Things Considered:
Reviving Vocational Education: Rachael Myrow reports on efforts at some schools to revive vocational education.
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Marcos Villatoro Commentary : The LA writer tells of his family's positive experience with the LAUSD.
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Wednesday, October 19
10 am to 12 noon - AirTalk:
Parents and education: Exploring the role of parents in education.
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Starting off on the right foot: The state of early childhood education.
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2 pm to to 3 pm - Talk of the City:
Parents and education: Exploring the role of parents in education.
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During Morning Edition and All Things Considered:
Jefferson High, Part One: Frank Stolze catches up with a student at South LA's troubled Jefferson High School to discuss the school's recent troubles.
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During All Things Considered:
LA Schools Superintendent Courts Charter Schools: LA Unified School District Superintendent Roy Romer is urging charter school operators to open campuses near seven year-round, overcrowded schools in the district.
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During The World:
LA International: Henrik Rehbinder, editor of La Opinion's editorial page, and Kenneth Kim, political reporter for the Korea Times discuss education issues that are important to the communities they cover.
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Thursday, October 20
10 am to 12 noon - AirTalk:
Magnet schools: What's working, and can magnets be a model for the entire system?
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Proposition 74: A debate on Prop 74, the teacher tenure initiative on the Nov. 8 special election ballot.
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2 pm to to 3 pm - Talk of the City:
Charter Schools: Are they superior to public schools? Should they be more widely adopted?
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During Morning Edition and All Things Considered:
Inland Empire "Brain Drain": Steven Cuevas reports on the burnout afflicting several school superintendents in the Inland Empire.
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Honey, I Shrank the High School: Adolfo Guzman Lopez reports on the breaking up of Santa Monica High School into several smaller academies.
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Using Music to Teach Math: An Orange County think tank claims a program it has developed using music to teach math has improved students' test scores.
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Jefferson High, Part Two: South LA's troubled Jefferson High School is the focus of a lot of attention, including an effort to transform it into several smaller charter schools. Frank Stoltze caught up with a student at the school.
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School report card: California schools rank low on the 2005 National Assessment of Educational Progress, which is considered one of the most important measures of student achievement.
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During All Things Considered:
Haefele on Measure Y: Marc Haefele discusses Measure Y, the LA school construction bond measure that will appear on the November special election ballot.
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The Loh Life: Sandra Tsing Loh is "Principal for a Day" at Van Nuys High School.
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Friday, October 21
10 am to 12 noon - AirTalk:
South East High School Remote: A remote broadcast from South East High School in South Gate, with a variety of experts debating how we can improve graduation rates at our public high schools.
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Graduation Rates: Larry Mantle and a panel of experts tackle the question of what can be done to improve high school graduation rates at public schools in California.
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2pm to 3pm - Talk of the City:
Improving school performance: Experts debate how we can improve performance at all of our public schools, from K-12.
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During Morning Edition and All Things Considered:
The Activist Parent: Adolfo Guzman Lopez profiles parents in the San Fernando Valley and in South Gate who are actively involved in their childrens' schools.
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A School that Beat the Odds: Debra Baer reports on Long Beach Polytechnic High School, which has achieved academic success despite having a socially disadvantaged student body.
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Schools Should Challenge, Not Appease: Roosevelt High graduate Nancy Meza offers a different perspective on education, from a student who worked for change.
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Education week coverage is supported by Washington Mutual.
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