Education

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Sherry Wolf Talks at PSU

Airs at: Fri, 04/09/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
  The socialist activist and journalist Sherry Wolf spoke at Portland State University’s Smith Memorial Student Union last night to a packed room.   KBOO reporter Kellyn Gross has this story.                                            Read more

The Postcolonial Citizen, Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt

Airs at: Fri, 04/02/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
APA Compass collective member Kushlani de Soyza talks with author Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt about her new book, The Postcolonial Citizen: The Intellectual Migrant. Read more

Update on the Roosevelt Oral History Project

As you may remember, KBOO was awarded funding from the Regional Arts & Culture Council for a collaborative project with Roosevelt High School.  Six students have are participating in the project. Brooke Palmer, Ryan White, and I have been working weekly with the kids, and t... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 04/08/10

Airs at: Thu, 04/08/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
      What does peace mean to you? Oregon youth respond   In world where we struggle with wars, injustice, violence in our communities and the threat of environmental devastation...what does peace mean to you. That was the question 186 students from around Oregon answer... Read more

High School for Recording Arts Portland

Airs at: Wed, 04/07/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
Imagine a high school where art, music and culture are natural components of education rather than stand alone subjects. Where community is unified through celebration of arts and artistic expression. A school where parents and students openly communicate with teachers beca... Read more

Derrick Jensen

Derrick Jensen (born December 19, 1960) is an American author and environmental activist living in Crescent City, California.[1] Jensen has published several books questioning and critiquing contemporary society and its values, including A Language Older Than Words, The Cul... Read more

April 5 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 04/05/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 What should policies and goals should replace the test-and-punish approach of "No Child Left Behind"?  How can academic freedom in the University be defended from what threatens it today?  What does the story of Easter mean for the US at war in the Middle East?  What's goi... Read more

Defending Academic Freedom

Airs at: Mon, 04/05/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
What undermines academic freedom and intellectual inquiry in the University today and what can be done to defend them?  Professor Cary Nelson, president of the American Association of University Professors, talks with the Old Mole's Laurie Mercier about untenured faculty af... Read more

Community Calendar, WEDNESDAY, April 7, 2010

Airs at: Wed, 04/07/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Community Calendar
KBOO COMMUNITY CALENDAR WEDNESDAY, April 7, 2010 ******************* This is Kellyn with your COMMUNITY CALENDAR for WEDNESDAY, April 7, 2010. Join Women of Wisdom, or W.O.W., this evening from 4-7pm for group counseling sessions and peer support for women living with HIV/... Read more

Real Education Reform

Airs at: Mon, 04/05/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 There is much to criticize in the Bush administration's education program "No Child Left Behind," a program what has been continued under Obama and Secretary of Education  Arne Duncan.   But what would a truly progressive  education policy be like? What would be the goals ... Read more