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Category Archives: Youth Media
What Keeps Jorge Paredes from American Indian Charter in Oakland, CA Motivated?
As part of the American Graduate Initiative, KQED will serve as a community convener and will work with local media, education, community, civic, corporate and other relevant organizations, to create a better understanding of the community impact of the dropout … Continue reading
Audio Blog: KQED American Graduate: Roxanna, Arise HS Oakland, CA
Congratulations to these American Graduates! In the next couple of weeks we will share their inspiring stories and get an insight as to what they look forward to in college and beyond. In our second installment we are featuring Roxanna … Continue reading
Audio Blog: Margarita Brizuela, Arise HS College: Mills College
Thank you Margarita for sharing your story and showing all of us that if you set your mind to it you can achieve greatness.
KQED Perspectives: Wrong Track?
Youth Radio’s Bianca Brooks examines the effects of academic tracking at her Oakland high school. Listen to this perspective.
Video: Burton High School's Do Now with Twitter
edspace blog June 14, 2012 Written by Matthew Williams This past school year, 50 eleventh- and twelfth-graders at San Francisco’s Burton High School started tweeting in class for the first time. Read the rest of the article here.
Oakland Graduates Series
Congratulations to these American Graduates! In the next couple of weeks we will share their inspiring stories and get an insight as to what they look forward to in college and beyond. … Continue reading
Another Death at Life Academy
The Education Blog June 5, 2012 Written By Katy Murphy Yesterday in the school auditorium at Life Academy, school employees and grief counselors stood in a circle and quietly discussed their plan for the memorial assembly in 18-year-old Alejandro Aguilera‘s … Continue reading
Guest Blog Series Introduction: BAVC
Written by Yo Ann Martinez Interviewed: Davin Thompson, Artist Mentor @ BUMP Records and Jason Jakaitis, Factory Manager KQED and the Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC) Factory and BUMP Records are working together to produce an original soundtrack and short … Continue reading
Guest Blogger: Marty Mannion, Poet-Athlete Finds His Voice Through Soccer
Written By: Marty Mannion, Education Director-America SCORES Bay Area Anthony Spears barely spoke to anyone other than his parents during 1st and 2nd grade at ER Taylor Elementary School. Looking back he explained “It was hard to talk to strangers … Continue reading
