How to make LAUSD better in the long term

Jan. 24, 2019 Los Angeles

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti sits at a deli counter and talks with striking teachers in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 15, 2019. Photo credit: Alex Dobuzinskis/Reuters

Will the teachers strike lead to structural changes in LA’s public schools? Deep problems such as financing and middle-class flight remain. We discuss how to remedy some of these issues, and more.

From this Episode:

Funding challenges, racial inequality and charters -- can LAUSD create a better system for all students?

After the teachers strike and a new contract, LAUSD will have smaller class sizes, better paid teachers, and more nurses, librarians, and counselors.

22 min

Kamala Harris as the ‘progressive prosecutor’

California Senator Kamala Harris is running for president in 2020. She’s positioning herself as someone who has always fought for civil rights. But does her record as...

16 min

How a Beverly Hills doctor became a rapper

Rapper Sherman Hershfield never put out an album or made a music video. His career started with a series of strokes that left him with an unusual side effect. He began...

10 min

Credits

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Yael Even Or, Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir, Caitlin Plummer