Insight With Vicki GonzalezSacramento State President Robert Nelsen Addresses Low Four-Year Graduation Rates January 28, 2016Sacramento State President Robert Nelsen joins us to discuss the university's low four-year-graduation rate, campus diversity and other challenges facing the new president. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezStockton Unified School District Dropout Rate Follow-UpJanuary 28, 2016Dianne Barth from the Stockton Unified School District joins Insight with information about how the district compares to others around the state. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCSU Trustees Weigh Competing Student And Faculty NeedsJanuary 26, 2016California State University students say a draft plan to automatically increase tuition each year would shut a lot of them out. Meanwhile, faculty members turned to music to convince administrators to grant a five percent salary increase. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
ImmigrationA Cooking Class Where New Immigrants Learn The Recipe For EnglishJanuary 22, 2016A program in Philadelphia folds lessons in English as a second language into a cooking class. The goal is to add a dash of the familiar to ESL class for new arrivals, and teach healthful eating, too.
Nevada Asks Supreme Court For Speedy School Choice AppealJanuary 22, 2016(AP) - Attorney General Adam Laxalt has filed a formal request that the Nevada Supreme Court speed up a decision about the state's halted school choice program.
State GovernmentBrown's California Preschool Overhaul Raises ConcernsJanuary 18, 2016 | Ben AdlerGov. Jerry Brown wants to reshape California’s state-funded preschool, but his proposal worries some Democratic lawmakers and early education advocates. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
School Choice Program Defenders Appeal To Supreme CourtJanuary 15, 2016(AP) - Attorney General Adam Laxalt is appealing to the Nevada Supreme Court after a judge put a new school choice program on hold indefinitely.
More Than 160 School Social Workers To Be Hired In NevadaJanuary 14, 2016(AP) - State officials have awarded $5.6 million in grants to hire more than 160 social workers and mental health professionals in Nevada schools.
Nevada Schools Ranked Last In Nation By Education WeekJanuary 8, 2016(AP) - A new report has ranked Nevada dead last among the states for education.
New California Laws 2016K-12 Students Have More Online Privacy Protections in 2016January 7, 2016 | Amy QuintonA new law now in effect in California restricts the way technology companies use information about K-12 students. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
