Education
Displaying 15 programs
1.
George I. SáNchez Jr. And Sr. High School: An Alternative Education
Description:
Linda Fregoso visits the alternative school, George I. Sanchez Jr. and Sr. High School and speaks with students and staff about the school’s programs and curriculum.
2.
Health And Education Issues Facing Chicanos In California
Description:
Linda Fregoso discusses the current status of Chicano health and education with Faustina Solis, the former head of California’s migrant clinic program and Rosario C. de Baca, a member of the California Superintendents Advisory Committee
3.
Educating Undocumented Children
- Theme:
- Politics
- Series:
- Education, Immigration
- Host:
- Linda Fregoso
- Interviewees:
- Mark White, Mr. López, Nestor Rodríguez, Peter Schey, Rogelio Nuñez
- Broadcast date:
- Oct 9, 1981
Description:
Linda Fregoso examines the possible impact of Plyler v. Doe, will determine if all children, regardless of immigration status, in the United States are entitled to free public education. In this period, Texas school districts could bar undocumented children from school grounds. Linda Fregoso meets with Texas Attorney General Mark White, graduate students Nestor Rodriguez and Rogelio Nuñez, and litigator for immigrant children in the Plyler case, Peter Schey.
4.
Bilingual Education In Texas With A Focus On The Federal District Ruling By Judge Wm. Wayne Justice
Description:
Host Linda Fregoso speaks with various guests about the legal mandate for bilingual education as the political context for federal intervention shifted drastically in the 1980s.
5.
Bilingual / Bicultural Education In The United States.
Description:
Linda Fregoso examines the history and politics of bilingual/bicultural education. In this show she interviews Norma Solis, a lawyer for MALDEF; Jose Cardenas, a researcher with the Intercultural Development and Research Association; Amanda Rincones, a bilingual education teacher in Austin, and Walter Smith, a professor and historian in the College of Education.
6.
Educating Undocumented Children
Description:
Esteban Flores discusses the impact of Plyler v. Doe and re Alien Children Education Litigation and other recent supreme courts on the civil rights and education of undocumented children in the United States.
7.
Alternative Education
Description:
Professor Francisco Hernandez discusses the history and development of alternative schools for Chicano communities.
8.
Education For Children Of Undocumented Workers
Description:
Guest Isais Torres discusses the lawsuit challenging a 1975 law that barred undocumented children from public education, as well as its national implications.
9.
Quality Education For Chicanos
Description:
Ruben Bonilla discusses a report from the Department of Health, Education and Welfare on segregation in Texas’ institutions of higher learning.
10.
Bilingual Education
Description:
Dr. Olivia Evey Chapa discusses her work with the Bilingual Reading Academy, the importance of bilingual education and the misconceptions that plague such programs.
11.
Minority Admissions After The Bakke Case
Description:
Dr. Isabel Pritchard, a visiting professor of government at UT-Austin, discusses the current state of affirmative action programs and the implications of the Bakke suit against the University of California System.
12.
The Chicano In Academics
Description:
Dr. Leonard Valverde discusses some of the challenges and opportunities facing Chicanos in higher education and his research on educational administration.
13.
The Pan American Student Forum, A Training Ground For Good Neighbors In The Americas.
Description:
Eddie Aurispa, the Deputy Director of the Texas Good Neighbor Commission, discusses the Pan American Student Forum and its efforts to promote respect and awareness for all nationalities and languages in the Americas among students in Texas.
14.
Chicanos And Education: The Politics Of Bilingual Education
Description:
Dr. George Blanco discusses the current state of bilingual education and its promise to address the needs of Spanish speaking children throughout the United States.
15.
Bilingual Education: Is It Really Working?
Description:
Host Richard Goodman discusses the origins, development and future of bilingual education for Mexican Americans. He plays particular attention to the situation in Texas.