KPFA - Education Today
Hosted by Jaron Epstein and Kitty Kelly Epstein · KPFA
4.5from 4 ratings
- 519
- Episodes
- 106
- Transcribed
- 4
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2006
- First episode
- 406K
- YouTube views
About KPFA - Education Today
Education Today is a radio show hosted by Kitty Kelly Epstein and Jaron Epstein that airs every week at 2:30.
- Publisher
- KPFA
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 10 Mar 2006
- Latest episode
- 21 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
106 of 519 episodes have a transcript.
21 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Education Today – October 21, 2026
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Education Today – October 14, 2026
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Education Today – September 16, 2026
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Education Today – October 21, 2026
Published 21 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] The Oakland schools this year celebrate the end of 22 years of being controlled by the state. That's a big victory and you'll hear why in a couple of minutes. They averted a strike because they had a lot of conversation and so on. And I think the superintendent and the teachers union did a good job of averting a strike. This would not have been a good time for one, I don't think. They started this year with every classroom having a teacher. And this is the first year in many years that there was no discussion of closing schools. Most important is what getting rid of state control has meant. Because for many years, this city has been passing millions of dollars to this murky non-public entity which is called FICMET. […]
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- Elizabeth Heubeck
- Oakland’s auditor
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- YouTube views
- 405,752
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 4 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 68 / 100
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- Quality
- 69
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 81
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Who hosts KPFA - Education Today?
Jaron Epstein and Kitty Kelly Epstein host the show. Published by KPFA.
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