Posts Tagged ‘education’

Lessons Learned

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

Host Barry Creamer talks with guests, Kelly Shackelford, President and CEO of Liberty Institute, and State Representative Van Taylor about the significance of education and possible improvements.

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Children in Texas: Lessons Learned

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

Guest Host Penna Dexter chats with Vicki Garza about Pregnancy Centers in the area and Terri Leo regarding a national curriculum for the state of Texas.

Government and Public Education

Friday, April 16th, 2010

Host Barry Creamer is joined by co-host Penna Dexter to discuss with guests the current status of public education.

Guests: MerryLynn Gerstenschlager and Peyton Wolcott

Education Stories in the News

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

Guest-Host Penna Dexter discusses two education stories in the news:  1) Should Texas high school students get twice as much credit toward graduation for athletics as before, and should athletics classes count the same as academic classses?  2) President Obama’s plan to address children in schools next week is creating quite a furor.  Is it too political?

Guest:  Terri Leo, member of the Texas State Board of Education. 

Bill HB 4294 on Gov. Perry’s Desk Would Limit Authority of State Board of Education Over Textbooks

Friday, June 5th, 2009

Host Barry Creamer and guest-cohost Penna Dexter discuss Texas Legislature’s bill HB 4294, now on Gov. Perry’s desk, that would take authority from the elected State Board of Education members to reject electronic textbooks, how this negatively impacts the quality of public education in Texas, and what can be done about it.

Guest:  Terri Leo, Member of the State Board of Education, District 6.

What Can We Learn from the Past About Higher Education?

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Host Barry Creamer asks what we should be learning from the present condition of higher education, from the voices of the past, and from the growing bureaucracy in Washington?

Guest:  Dr. Paul Rahe, Professor of History at Hillsdale College, and author of  ”Soft Despotism, Democracy’s Drift: Montesquieu, Rousseau, Tocqueville, and the Modern Prospect”.

Niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Abortion and the Democrats; Final Thoughts on Education; a New Survey on Our Kids and Sex; Problem-Solving and If You Could Wave a Magic Wand (or Pray) and Change Something, What Would It Be?

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Host:  Barry Creamer takes calls and discusses: education, problem-solving, abortion, a new survey about sex and our kids, and the Democrats meeting in Denver.

Guest:  Dr. Alveda King, niece of Dr. Martin Luther King.

Democratic Convention Begins in Denver; Final Thoughts on Women in Ministry; and Education Issues and Free Choice

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Host:  Barry Creamer has some final thoughts on women in ministry, takes callers and discusses Michelle Obama’s speech to the Democratic National Convention in Denver and asks what kind of education did you get and how good was it.