Part 2: Helping America’s Educators
Two education experts discuss the mounting challenges both new and veteran teachers are facing and how Americans can better advocate for them.
University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) Sub-categories:
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA was founded as the southern branch of the California State Normal School in 1882. (Wikipedia)
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Online Sports Betting: A Lucrative New Industry or a Gateway to Gambling Addiction?
We cover this burgeoning sector, the lack of overhead regulation in the U.S. and the risks this pervasive form of gambling has on a younger population.
The Effects of Extreme Weather Felt Across the Globe
Experts explain the common denominator between these seemingly opposite weather events, and the health and financial toll of natural disasters.
The Increasing Occurrence of Weather Calamities
Around the world, countries are seeing weather extremes from excess flooding to severe drought and higher than average heat. We speak with two climate experts about the correlation between climate change and these extreme weather events.
The Higher Education Conundrum
We talk about why more young people aren’t given greater direction when it comes to choosing post-secondary schooling. Two higher education experts join us to talk through some of the challenges facing programs and how students can make a more informed and cost-effective choice.
Young Learners & Their Development During Covid
We speak with two child development experts, Dr. Irene Koolwijk and Lindsay Jones, about some of the available resources and methods that parents can use to keep their young ones on track.
Young Adults & Animals: The Similarities They Share in Development
Being a teenager is tough these days – but being a parent to a teenager can be even be tougher sometimes. Over the last five years, two researchers, who are parents themselves, traveled across the world to observe several different animal species and their socialization out in the wild. The focus? To possibly better understand our own adolescence and evolutionary needs.
Non-Traditional Students (2017)
College is thought of as a ticket to a better life. Non-traditional students--those who go to college later in life--can face an uphill battle to obtain that ticket.
