Education

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December 7 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 12/07/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Hosted by Denise Morris, this show discusses how to make jobs part of the economic recovery, the Afghanistan "surge," student protests against the tuition hikes in California, and how homophobia begins at home and what to do about it.  For information about our theme music... Read more

Students Organizing Against Tuition Hikes in California

Airs at: Mon, 12/07/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 The Old Mole's Laurie Mercier talks with Quinn Nguyen and Iris Bustos, student activists at UC Santa Barbara about the recent protests and one-day fast at UCSB.   They also discuss  the larger coalition-building among UC students with service workers and the larger commun... Read more

Voices from the Edge: The Portland Police Association

Airs at: Thu, 12/03/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Jo Ann and Dave talked about the recent demonstration by the Portland Police Association, in which the association expressed a vote of no confidence in Chief Sizer and Police Commissioner Dan Saltzman following the latter's decision to suspend Officer Chris Humphreys fo... Read more

Ethos Music Center, Boys & Girls Aid foster youth adoption, Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center Kwanzaa celebration

Airs at: Fri, 12/04/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Community Grooves
On this month’s Community Grooves program, Host Natalie Butto features Ethos Music Center, celebrating 10 years of providing music education to youth in underserved communities; Boys & Girls Aid foster care adoption program for long awaiting children; and Interstate Firehou... Read more

Recovery Zone on 11/25/09

Airs at: Wed, 11/25/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Recovery Zone
  Learn how to live a MOGO life!  Humane educator Zoe Weil talks about her latest book Most Good, Least Harm, A Simple Principle for a Better World and Meaningful Life.  Weil is co-founder and president of the Institute for Humane Education, and leads workshops that provid... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 11/19/09

Airs at: Thu, 11/19/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Building new community journalism Like their national counterparts, our local media is in a tailspin. The Oregonian is cutting more than 60 reporters from its newsroom. Television and radio news has been reduced to weather reports and traffic accidents. Developments on the... Read more

More Talk Radio on 10/19/09

Airs at: Mon, 10/19/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with Lore Wintergreen, East Portland Action Plan Advocate at the Office of Neighborhood Involvement, East Portland Neighborhood Office and Karen Fisher Gray, East Portland Action Plan Communications Chairperson and Parkrose School... Read more

Union for 14 PSU Student Workers Files Unfair Labor Practice Complaint

Airs at: Fri, 08/14/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
A union representing fourteen part-time recycling specialists at Portland State University has filed an unfair labor practice complaint against Chancellor George Pernsteiner and the Oregon State Board of Higher Education.They say the University refused to include the recycl... Read more

Teachers in the Kent School District on Strike

Airs at: Tue, 09/08/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
A school district in Washington is starting a little late this year.  Teachers in the Kent school district are on strike against the orders of the King County Superior Court.  They’re asking for better conditions for students and more efficient funding. KBOO’s Stefan Kamph ... Read more

The Other Team focuses on books, music & school

Airs at: Tue, 11/03/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Other Team
Tonight, The Other Team focuses on books, music and schools. Carla interviews Zena, from the Oregon Safe Schools and Communities Coalition, about what's happening in Oregon Schools, including networking with Gay Straight Alliances and being a resource for school staff and s... Read more