Tom Adams

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Tom Adams Guest

California Department of Education

Director of Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources, and Executive Director of the Instructional Quality Commission, for the California Department of Education

FROM Tom Adams

Press Play with Madeleine Brand

CA Language Learners A quarter of California’s public school students are English language learners. In class, it can be difficult to keep up, so today the State Board of Education is adopting a new teaching method that’s being described as groundbreaking.

6 MIN, 49 SEC Nov 04, 2015

Shaking up the USDA, 'The Beef Cookbook' and 'Tartine All Day' Peggy Lowe explains why Trump’s pick for USDA Secretary is rattling rural America. Dario Cecchini talks future plans for Chianti ramen, and Richard Turner shares cuts from “PRIME: The Beef Cookbook.” Writer Matthew Sedacca looks at the controversy behind liquid smoke. Jonathan Gold tries Chengdu-style dishes, and Elisabeth Prueitt of Tartine fills us in on the latest. Plus, chef Michael Beckman shares a recipe for cactus confit.

56 MIN, 46 SEC Jun 03, 2017

Bookworm

Morgan Parker: There Are More Beautiful Things than Beyoncé Morgan Parker says that the poems in her book There Are Things More Beautiful than Beyoncé take a stand against the clichés of the dominant culture.

28 MIN, 29 SEC Dec 28, 2017

Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Terrorism in London: Lessons for the US This weekend’s terrorist attack in London left seven people dead and almost 50 injured. London police fatally shot the attackers, and ISIS claimed responsibility.

50 MIN, 57 SEC Jun 05, 2017

The Treatment

Lucia Micarelli: An Evening with Lucia Micarelli Violinist and actress Lucia Micarelli visits The Treatment to discuss her emotive performances as she prepares for PBS' An Evening with Lucia Micarelli.

28 MIN, 31 SEC May 31, 2017

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