Brainwaves Video Anthology
Yohuru Williams - Rethinking School Reform
Described in Diverse Issues in Higher Education as “one of the most exciting scholars of his generation,” Dr. Yohuru Williams is the History Department Chair and the Director of Black Studies at Fairfield University in Fairfield, CT. He...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Ben Justice - Religion, Democracy and the American Public School
Dr. Justice is a historian who studies American education. He is Professor and Chair, Department of Educational Theory, Policy, and Administration. His research is wide-ranging, from colonial times to present, engaging a variety of...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Ricardo Rosa - Equity and Justice in Education
Dr. Ricardo Rosa is Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Dr. Rosa is the Co-Author of Pedagogy in the Age of Media Control: Language Deception and Digital...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Jose A. Lovo - Building Quality Education
Jose Lovo is in a doctoral student at Antioch University. He has taught pre-school, elementary and has been a principal. HE has returned to the classroom at Los Angeles Unified School District. He is a true activist with unbounding...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Jose A. Lovo - Teachers Make a Difference - Ms. Lucy, Mr. Chapa and Cynthia McDermott
Jose Lovo is in a doctoral student at Antioch University. He has taught pre-school, elementary and has been a principal. He has returned to the classroom at Los Angeles Unified School District. He is a true activist with unbounding...
Mr. Beat
Why Do We Have to Go to School?
In the beginning, for hundreds of thousands of years, we didn't go to school. During the hunter gatherer days, when humans just gathered wild plants or chased wild animals, that's pretty much the main thing we did, and we learned it at a...
ACDC Leadership
Public Goods and Free Riders- Micro 6.1
"You didn't build that!" Mr. Clifford expalins the characteristics of public goods and the free rider problem
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Leslie T. Fenwick - Urban School Reform
Leslie T. Fenwick, PhD, is a nationally-known education policy and leadership studies scholar who served as Dean of the Howard University School of Education for nearly a decade. A former Visiting Scholar and Visiting Fellow at Harvard...
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Sask. teachers still without a contract after rejecting province's offer
The STF said Thursday evening that 92.2 per cent of its members voted over the previous two days, with 90 per cent of them rejecting the province's offer.
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Bridgeport Public Education fund partners with Fairfield foundation to host 30th Inspiration Awards
A total of 12 educators were awarded for their impact to the community and excellence in teaching.
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Argentina protests: Thousands rally against education cuts
Tens of thousands have been rallying across Argentina, against government budget cuts to education.
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Moms For Liberty draws protesters, 2024 GOP candidates
Moms for Liberty, a group that has fiercely opposed instruction related to race and gender identity in the nation’s classrooms, has quickly become a force in conservative politics as an advocate for “parental rights” in education. But it...
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Early voting begins in Alberta election
Advance voting has begun in the Alberta provincial election. Polls show a tight race, with many issues driving voters, including economy, climate change, health care and trustworthiness of the candidates.
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Time running out for potential public inquiry into foreign interference, says legal expert
Former governor general David Johnston will issue a decision Tuesday on whether Canada needs a public inquiry into foreign interference. Marion Buller, the former MMIWG Inquiry chief commissioner, says the 'clock is ticking' if the goal...
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Queen's death spurs conversations about removing monarchy, ending colonial-era legacy in Jamaica
For years, there has been a push in Jamaica to cut ties with the British monarchy and end the colonial-era legacy on the island. The Queen's death has renewed the conversation to cease relations with Buckingham Palace and move to a full...
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Former Obama Education Secretary John B. King on Teaching 'Truth About Our History'
The former Secretary of Education under President Obama, John B. King, joined Cheddar News to talk about his campaign for governor of Maryland and to discuss the importance of truth in history as culture wars engulf education issues...
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Ontario government tables budget with election call right around the corner
Parliamentary Assistant to the Ontario Attorney General Donna Skelly, NDP finance critic Catherine Fife and Liberal finance critic Mitzie Hunter join Power & Politics to discuss the Ontario budget and the upcoming election campaign.
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Some Ontario school boards cancel final exams
Several school boards in Ontario — including Canada's largest, in Toronto — are cancelling final exams for high school students because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Teachers reveal pandemic stress in new questionnaire
Teachers surveyed by CBC News say the return to school this fall has left them with overwhelming stress and a never-ending workload. "There's no time to prep.… You really are go, go, go," says one Ottawa teacher.
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How can Surrey schools keep up with the city's booming population?
Surrey schools are on track to see a $16-million budget shortfall for the 2025-26 school year. The Surrey Board of Education says that's because provincial funding is not keeping pace with inflation and rapid population growth. The Early...
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Some B.C. school districts making major cuts in struggle to balance budgets
As B.C. school districts present their budgets for the coming year, numerous of them are struggling to cover their regular costs. The Surrey Board of Education has made headlines with its anticipated $16-million shortfall, but as The...
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Layoffs at US Department of Education could impact Connecticut funding
The plan is to lay off over 1,300 employees, that's half the current staff in a plan to dismantle the agency.
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Linda McMahon confirmation hearing for secretary of education set for Thursday
Some are saying this could be the beginning of the end of the Education Department.
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Calgary’s school custodians and maintenance staff authorize strike action
More than 1,100 workers with the Calgary Board of Education and Calgary Catholic School District voted 94 per cent in favour of job action. Their union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees, says the workers haven’t had a wage increase...