Education

Sex Ed Done Right

Airs at: Mon, 02/15/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Jodi Sokolower is an activist, educator, and writer. She edited and contributed to the book Rethinking Sexism, Gender, and Sexuality. In this conversation with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick, she describes a sex-postitive way of teaching young people about healthy and respectf... Read more

Stephen Johnson Interview

Airs at: Thu, 02/04/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for Between Us
Stephen Johnson is a home care specialist and a democrat who is running for Oregon Governor. He talked with Don Merrill about his support for guns in Oregon schools, why the state can't afford to pass up jobs that have been previously called a bad fit for the state's "chara... Read more

Teaching the Real Martin Luther King

Airs at: Mon, 01/18/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
On this day commemorating the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr., Old Mole Bill Resnick is joined by Jesse Hagopian to talk about how King has been made into a harmless campaigner against racial injustices that are no longer with us. Hagopian teaches at Garfield High S... Read more

PSU Student Union Protesters Threatened with Discipline

Airs at: Fri, 01/08/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for News In Depth
Alyssa Pagan, member of the Portland State University Student Union, received a letter of warning from the Dean of Student Life, her second warning, for disruption of the Board of Trustees and University President.  Pagan is one of many student protesters receiving warnings... Read more

David Gomberg Interview

Airs at: Wed, 01/06/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for Between Us
David Gomberg is an Oregon democratic legislator running for reelection in House District 10, a slice of Oregon from Tillamook to Yachats and inland 50 miles.  His passions are community, his business and his family.  Don Merrill talked with David Gomberg about earthquake p... Read more

Sexual assault at Sandy Elementary School

Airs at: Mon, 12/07/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for Evening News
A student at an elementary school in Sandy has reported that she was sexually assaulted by another student, and the school did not respond appropriately. Now, the student’s family has filed a civil rights complaint to the US Dept of Education, Office for Civil RIghts agains... Read more

KBOO Noon News 112715

Airs at: Fri, 11/27/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for Between Us
Tune in every weekday at five for more local, national and international news produced by volunteer reporters in our Portland studios. Read more

Campus Equity Week

Campus Equity Week is dedicated to addressing one particular inequity among the many inequities of life in the neoliberal age, and on the neoliberal campus: the increasing turn toward part-time and temporary positions among university teaching faculty.   I draw here chiefly... Read more

Disarm PSU takes over University President's office hours

Airs at: Wed, 10/21/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for Evening News
Over a hundred Portland State University students gathered in the South Park Blocks this afternoon. The students then marched into the office hours of the PSU President, Wim Wiewel. KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg was there, and brings us this report: Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for October 19, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 10/19/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  Jan Haaken hosts this episode of the Old Mole, with music by Woody Guthrie and local Portland groups. Follow the links below for individual segments and more information, or click on the play button to hear the whole show. Like us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter! Send u... Read more