Education

Gwen Sullivan on high-stakes testing

Airs at: Mon, 04/01/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick talks with Gwen Sullivan, president of the Portland Association of Teachers, about high-stakes testing. She speaks about the resistance to it we see organizing around the country, and argues this is a fight for and not against education. Read more

Hillsdale Library Teen Council

Airs at: Wed, 03/27/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: The Underground

The KBOO Youth Collective did a workshop at the Hillsdale Library for their Teen Council, and taught recording skills. They produced a piece for the March, 2013 episode of The Underground. The theme for the show was moods, and the Teen Council shared books they enjoyed, and... Read more

Caldera

Airs at: Wed, 03/27/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: The Underground

KBOO Youth Advocate Erin Yanke taught a half day class with Caldera, and helped create this peice with the campers.Caldera’s MISSION: to be a catalyst for the transformation of underserved youth through innovative year-round art and environmental programs.Upcoming presentat... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour 25 March 2013

Airs at: Mon, 03/25/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Clayton Morgareidge hosts and talks with Radical Musicologist Brad Duncan about Black Power and Soul music; Bill Resnick talks with media analyst Robert McChesney about the dangers corporate internet monopolies pose for democracy; and movie moles Denise Morris and Frann Mic... Read more

A Place at the Table: movie moles review

Airs at: Mon, 03/25/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Denise Morris and Frann Michel discuss the documentary A Place at the Table, currently playing in Portland at the Hollywood Theatre, about the serious problem of food insecurity. The film makes vivid the struggles of some of the 50 million Americans who are food insecure, b... Read more

Opting Out of Standardized Testing

Airs at: Sat, 03/16/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Labor Radio

A panel discussion and Q & A on the growing movement of resistance to standardized testing, featuring Jesse Hagopian, leader of the teachers boycott of the MAP test at Seattle's Garfield High School; Uvia Murillo, a Woodlawn Elementary parent who opted out of the OAKS test ... Read more

"The Last Clinic" documentary film by Maisie Crow.

Airs at: Fri, 03/08/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Bread and Roses

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World Pulse

Airs at: Fri, 03/08/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Bread and Roses

Rachael Maddock-Hughes, Program Director for World Pulsel talks about the impact of this local non-profit on women of the world and shares volunteer opportunities.World Pulse is an action media network powered by women from 190 countries. We believe that when women are hear... Read more

Illahee 2013 Lecture Series: Broadcast in its entirety on KBOO!

KBOO Community Radio is proud to broadcast all 2013 Illahee lectures. Who influences, controls, and owns other key aspects of our lives: what we eat, the information we access, the environment, our own finances, and our politicians? In short, who owns us? And what can we ... Read more

MacLaren Youth Radio Journalism Part II

Airs at: Mon, 02/11/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

Carlos Chavez hosts part two of a two part series on the 2012 highlights of his radio journalism group in MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility. This time they focus on a field recording exercise that was done by one of the students. He interviews Steve Llanes from the Offi... Read more