FLASHPOINTS

Flashpoints examines the past, present & future of public education through a social justice lens.  Broadcasts every Wednesday for 15 weeks, which began March 18, 2015.

This series is produced and hosted by Ken Yale

Episode 6 (Aired April 22nd 2015)

“Corporatizing Every Level”

Connects the parallel strategies & impact of the corporate education agenda on K-12 public schools & higher education. Profiles the attempt to close City College of San Francisco as a case study.

Guests:

Allan Fisher: ESL Instructor at City College of San Francisco. Former president of the American Federation of Teachers Local 2121.  Leader in Save CCSF Coalition.

Bill Ayers: Professor of Education & Senior University Scholar at the University of Illinois at Chicago (retired).  Founder of both the Small Schools Workshop and the Center for Youth and Society

Rick Ayers: Professor in Teacher Education at the University of San Francisco. Founder of the Communication Arts & Sciences School at Berkeley High School

Pasi Sahlberg: Visiting professor at Harvard ‘s Graduate School of Education and former Director General in Finland’s Ministry of Education and Culture

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Flashpoints: Education Series Part 6

Flashpoints examines the past, present & future of public education through a social justice lens.  Broadcasts every Wednesday for 15 weeks, which began March 18, 2015.

This series is produced and hosted by Ken Yale

Episode 5 (aired April 15th 2015)

“Criminalizing Our Children”

Explores the impact of the corporate education agenda on students.  Focuses on how the corporate education agenda incentivizes harsh student discipline policies, pushing students out of school and fueling school-to-confinement pipelines.  Highlights the disproportionately negative impact on low income students of color.

Guests:

David Muhammad: Director, National Justice Programs, National Council on Crime & Delinqency

Monique Morris: Social justice scholar, college professor, author, and the co-founder of the National Black Women’s Justice Institute.

George Galvis: Executive Director & Co-founder, Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice

Donte Clark and Molly Raynor, co-founders of RAW Talent, a spoken word and performing arts group from the RYSE Center in Richmond, California.

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Education Series Episode 5

Flashpoints examines the past, present & future of public education through a social justice lens.  Broadcasts every Wednesday for 15 weeks, which began March 18, 2015.

This series is produced and hosted by Ken Yale

Episode 4 (aired April 8th 2015)

“Pay No Attention To That Man Behind The Curtain”

Provides an overview of the key elements of the current corporate education agenda. Identifies its roots in the conservative movement of the 1980’s & 90’s. Articulates the dominant narratives about the failures of public education.  Highlights major funders & promoters of corporatized education & how they profit

Guests:

Diane Ravitch: New York University professor, educational researcher, historian.  Former education official in the George H.W. Bush & Clinton administrations.

Kevin Kumashiro: Dean of USF School of Education, Former President of National Association for Multicultural Education, Founding Director for the Center for Anti-Oppressive Education.

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The Battle For Public Education Part 4

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Kevin Kumashiro

Diane Ravitch

Flashpoints examines the past, present & future of public education through a social justice lens.  Broadcasts every Wednesday for 15 weeks, beginning March 18, 2015.
This series is produced and hosted by Ken Yale

Episode 3 (aired April 1st 2015)
“Education For Whom? Education For What?”

Addresses the role of gender & sexual orientation in the early history of U.S. education.  Surveys the struggles to transform education in the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s by civil rights, feminist and liberation movements around the country.

Guests:

Kevin Kumashiro: Dean of USF School of Education, Founding Director for the Center for Anti-Oppressive Education, Former President of National Association for Multicultural Education
Fannie Rushing: SNCC Field Secretary and Freedom School teacher, 1962-1966.  Currently History Professor, Benedictine University, Lisle, IL
Kadijah Means: Black Student Union President at Berkeley High School

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Flashpoints Education Series – Episode 3

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Kevin Kumashiro

Fannie Rushing

Flashpoints examines the past, present & future of public education through a social justice lens.  Broadcasts every Wednesday for 15 weeks, beginning March 18, 2015.
This series is produced and hosted by Ken Yale

Episode 2 (aired March 25th 2015)

“Inequity By Design”

Contrasts indigenous & Eurocentric education.  Surveys the history of public education in the U.S. from the first arrival of Europeans through the early 1900’s.  Highlights who has been included & excluded, and how the system was designed to sort & differentiate students.

Guests:

Rose Von Thater-Braan: Co-founder & Director, Native American Academy.  Former Director of Education at U.C. Berkeley’s Center for Particle Astrophysics
Kevin Kumashiro: Dean of USF School of Education, Founding Director for the Center for Anti-Oppressive Education, Former President of National Association for Multicultural Education
George Galvis: Executive Director & Co-founder, Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice

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Flashpoints Education Series – Part 2

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Kevin Kumashiro

Rose Von Thater-Braan

Flashpoints examines the past, present & future of public education through a social justice lens.  Broadcasts every Wednesday for 15 weeks, beginning March 18, 2015.
This series is produced and hosted by Ken Yale

Episode 1 (aired March 18th 2015)
“Education Before The Colonizers”

The first of 3 programs on the history of education through a social justice lens.  This program explores the indigenous worldview & learning processes before the arrival of European colonizers to North America.

Guests:
Dr. Leroy Little Bear: Professor Emeritus and former Chair of Native Studies, University of Lethbridge, Canada.  Former Director of American Indian Program at Harvard University.  Legal and constitutional advisor to Assembly of First Nations.

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Flashpoints Education Series – Episode 1

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Dr. Leroy Little Bear Full Interview

Today on Flashpoints: We rebroadcast our recent interview with 2020 Presidential Candidate, Tulsi Gabbard. Also, we rebroadcast our interview from Monday on the history and future of the death penalty with Michael Kroll. And later, we rebroadcast another episode from our series, The Battle For Public Education in the 21st Century, with host and producer, Ken Yale.

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Flashpoints 03-20-19

Today on Flashpoints: A deep look at the history and future of the death penalty in this country. Also, a billionaire backed lawsuit against teacher tenure fails in Minnesota. And we continue our rebroadcast of our multi part series on the battle for public education in the 21st century.

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Flashpoints 03-18-19

Today on Flashpoints: We speak with Hawaii Democrat Tulsi Gabbard who is running for President of the United States in 2020. Also, activist and journalist Gloria La Reva, back in the USA after spending a month in Venezuela. And we rebroadcast more from our multi part series, The Battle For Public Education in the 21st Century.

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Flashpoints 03-14-19

Today on Flashpoints: The United States continues it’s saber-rattling against the duly elected government of Venezuela. Also, the founder of the American Indian Movement condemns the Trumps  militarization of the US Mexico border and reflects on the devastating impacts that Trump’s Government shut down has had on native communities all over the US. And we continue the rebroadcast of our multi-part education special: The Battle for Public Education in the 21 st Century

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Flashpoints 02-04-19