Education
Conversation with Izzy Award winner David Sirota – April 22nd, 2015
Dan Apfel speaks with David Sirota, writer for the International Business Times and winner of a 2014 Izzy Award for outstanding achievement in independent media — journalism crated outside traditional corporate structures. In the interview we discuss David’s work exposing the corruption in our country’s $3 trillion public pension system and the importance of independent…
Read MoreA talk about Boycott Divest and Sanction with Cornell Professor Eric Cheyfitz – February 20th, 2015
Aryeal Jackson wraps up her series on the referendum to boycott Israeli products at green star from an academic perspective. She talks with Cornell Professor Eric Cheyfitz. The interview originally aired on the February 20th edition of WRFI Community Radio News.
Read MoreDiscussing Common Core State Standards – February 18th, 2015
Charles Dunaway talks to Kathy Zahler about the Common Core State Standards. Kathy attended Ithaca schools and Cornell and received her Masters in Education from the University of Chicago. She has worked as a writer and editor of educational materials for 35 years and has served on the Board of Education in Dryden. She is…
Read MoreThe Referendum Process at Greenstar: A Platform for Social Justice? – February 13th, 2015
Aryeal Jackson continues her series on the Greenstar referendum to boycott Israeli products. She talks with Greenstar Council president 12th Moon about store policy and the referendum process. The interview originally aired on the February 13th, 2015 edition of WRFI Community Radio News.
Read MoreEvaluating charter schools – December 3rd, 2014
Aryeal Jackson talks with Tina Nilsen-Hodges, Principal of New Roots Charter School, about what the school’s recent graduation rates say about the school’s performance and the kind of education it offers. This interview originally aired on the December 3rd, 2014 edition of WRFI Community Radio News.
Read MoreRevving up Ithaca’s startup incubator – September 25th, 2014
Earlier this week, Rev: Ithaca Startup Works opened its doors. Rev is a joint-effort of Cornell University, Ithaca College, and Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3), and everyone involved says the incubator will help boost the local economy by supporting up-and-coming entrepreneurs. To get a better sense of how Rev might make this happen, Producer Samuel…
Read More31st Annual labor Day Picnic – September 1st, 2014 – Stewart Park, Ithaca
Here’s our full audio from the 31st Annual labor Day Picnic, Held in Steward Park, Ithaca. This is the Tompkins County Workers’ Center description of the event – “Over 300 people attended the Tompkins County Workers’ Center and Midstate Central Labor Council’s 31st Annual Labor Day Picnic on Monday, September 1st. The Picnic organizers focused…
Read MoreVigil Remembering Keith Shumway, Ithaca resident killed by Ithaca Police on 8/25/2011
On Tuesday, August 26th, more than 40 people gathered at the corner of State Street and Corn street in the parking lot of Diane’s auto repair, to remember the life of Keith Shumway. On August 25th, 2011 Keith Shumway was killed by the Ithaca Police Department after an altercation with an officer. He had a…
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