News Literacy Project | Low College Readiness in Sacramento County Schools | Sacramento Poetry Day
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Students attend the San Juan Unified School District's college night. Data show that less than half of Sacramento County students meet the requirements for the state's four-year universities.
Russell Stiger Jr. / The Sacramento Observer
Navigating news literacy online. Less than half of Sacramento County students meet college requirements. Sacramento Poetry Day is on Thursday.
News Literacy Project
It can feel like we’re inundated with difficult and emotionally charged information when we go online. And it can be hard to discern fact from fiction and avoid confrontation– especially in the heat of the moment. John Silva is the Senior Director of Professional and Community Learning at the News Literacy Project, a nonpartisan education nonprofit to advance the practice of news literacy throughout American society, creating better informed, more engaged and more empowered individuals — and ultimately a stronger democracy. John joins Insight to provide some tools about what to trust, share and act on.
Low College Readiness in Sacramento County Schools
Less than half of students at Sacramento County’s six largest school districts meet the requirements to attend California’s public universities. That success gap is disproportionately affecting students of color. Srishti Prabha, CapRadio’s Education Reporter joins Insight to talk about the effects of cultural biases and misconceptions on college readiness, as well as how “college intervention programs” are trying to help these students achieve their higher education goals.
Sacramento Poetry Day
Sacramento Poetry Day is on Thursday, highlighted by poetry curriculum in local schools, a contest open to all ages and a gala to celebrate the art of spoken word. Joining us to talk about Sacramento Poetry Day are Sacramento Poet Laureate Andru Defeye and David "AndYes" Loret De Mola, an award winning, nationally ranked slam poet.
