Press Play with Madeleine Brand
How to make LAUSD better in the long term
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.
By Madeleine Brand • • 49m ListenWill 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.
In this episode
3 storiesFunding 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.
Read the story22 minKamala 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 California’s attorney general and San Francisco district attorney back that up?
Read the story16 minHow 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 speaking in rhyming couplets.
Read the story10 min
