Education

Helping low-income students save for college

Holly Kernan — Thu, 16 May 2013 00:20:00 +0000

Carl Rist is behind a local effort called 1:1 Fund. It combines social networking and crowd funding techniques to help low-income students save for college. The 1:1 fund is a project of the Corporation for Enterprise Development, or CFED, and Rist is executive director of the project. He spoke with KALW’s Holly Kernan.

Today on Your Call: How should California schools be funded?

Malihe Razazan — Tue, 07 May 2013 07:26:16 +0000

Funding technology curriculum in schools

Hana Baba — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:12:59 +0000

School districts are increasingly teaching technology as part of their regular curriculum, but the high cost of computers and tablets can hinder that effort. Last year, the federal government pitched in to help some schools out. Hundreds of school districts participated in the Race to the Top program, which is awarding major technology education funding to three school districts in California. One is in the Bay Area, Haven Unified, which serves Union City, in Alameda County.

Teaching young people to be smart about social media

Charlie Mintz — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:32:04 +0000

Once upon a time, the anonymous Internet predator was every parent's nightmare. Now they worry about enemies closer to home: the bully who doesn’t leave his taunts in the hallways or the college admissions officer using Facebook as a character reference.

Youth Radio: Calling out students with mental illness won't make schools safer

Chantell Williams — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:34:00 +0000

Mental health advocates want the link between violence and people who are mentally ill to disappear.