PART ONE: Hosts Clarence Boone and Roberta Radovich speak with Dr. Charlie Nelms, who is a higher education consultant and senior scholar with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and a former chancellor with universities in North Carolina, Indiana, and Michigan. They discuss the state of higher education with Betsy Devos as the United States Secretary of Education …
Read More »On October 26, the Indiana Coalition for Public Education held a panel discussion about meeting children’s needs for special education in the Betsy DeVos Era. The five panelists spoke about being advocates for their children, special education policy and the effects of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ special education decisions. Today’s show is a continuation of last week’s episode of Standing …
Read More »On October 19, writer and professor Moustafa Bayoumi talked about what the War on Terror looks like from the Muslim-American perspective. The first half of today’s episode is a continuation of the November 1st episode of Standing Room Only. The remainder of the show takes us to a different event — Special Education in the Betsy DeVos Era: a Panel Discussion About Meeting …
Read More »Anchors Ryne Shadday and Jeff Poling discuss Pride season and its continued importance in our nation. They also bring us up to date on local and national LGBT+ news. In local news, Spencer Pride took place last Saturday and Indy Pride will happen this Saturday, June 10. In national news, Donald Trump continues to betray the LGBT+ community that he …
Read More »Bloomington’s Lighthouse Christian Academy was the focus of discussion on Capitol Hill at Education Secretary Betsy DeVos congressional subcommittee hearing; The Bloomington Board of Parks Commissioners authorized a pilot program that will employ residents experiencing homelessness and unstable housing to clean city parks; Bloomington City Council members expressed concerns about a proposed law that would allow bicyclists to ride on …
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Today’s show is about for-profit colleges and universities–or the Predatory Education Business. If you’re surprised to hear predatory and for-profit used interchangeably to describe this industry, you won’t be at the end of the show. Two things must spring to mind when one says “for profit” education: University of Phoenix and Trump University. The first graduates only 5% of their …
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