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The Journalism SaluteTara García Mathewson, Education Reporter: The Markup & Cal MattersOn this episode, we're joined by Tara García Mathewson. Tara is a bilingual reporter covering the intersection of education and technology, particularly the harms within them, both on a national and state level for The Markup and CalMatters.The Markup is a non-profit newsroom that challenges technology to serve the public good. A motto often within its stories is 'report deeply and fix things.' Its stories combine news reporting and data analysis and 'The Markup Method' means they show their work.CalMatters is a non-partisan and non-profit news organization covering California policies and p...
2025-05-1347 min
City LimitsPor qué se complicó la educación bilingüe para latinos en California y qué pasa en Nueva YorkEn 1998, la Propuesta 227 complicó la educación bilingüe en California y aunque en 2016 hubo ajustes para facilitar este proceso, no ha sido fácil para las escuelas, debido a la falta incluso de maestros. En ese estado apenas se registra al 10% de los estudiantes en educación básica que hablan un idioma distinto al inglés que requiere una educación en dos lenguas, a diferencia de Texas, donde es el 40%. En Nueva York ha habido también cambios, pero hay retos por enfrentar. La periodista Tara García Mathewson, experta en Educación en CalMatters, publicó un reportaje so...
2025-01-1315 min
Central Valley DailyDec. 20: California Is Pushing Bilingual Education – Years After Lifting A Ban On ItDespite being the most linguistically diverse state in the country, California struggles with bilingual education. Part of the struggle stems from a nearly 20-year ban on bilingual education that ended in 2016. Today, we speak with CalMatters reporter Tara Garcia Mathewson. She discusses recent reporting on the effort to expand bilingual education access in the state. Plus, the latest news headlines, including how health officials are optimistic about a bird flu emergency declaration and how did a Kern County inmate escape?
2024-12-2013 min
KQED's The California ReportCalifornia Still Struggling To Recover From Ban On Bilingual EducationIn the late 1990s, California voters approved a law that required public schools to teach most classes only in English. After that, many public school districts across the state essentially eliminated their bilingual programs. Voters eventually repealed this law back in 2016. But a new investigation from our partner CalMatters has found that the state's bilingual education system is still recovering, while students struggle to get the support they need.Reporter: Tara García Mathewson, CalMatters Crews are trying to get a handle on a fast growing wildfire burning in Malibu. The Franklin Fi...
2024-12-1011 min
The Cyber Show#034 | S4 | In The Chair | CENSOR*EDTara Garcia Mathewson of The Markup discusses digital censorship in schools colleges and universities. Modern day book-burning is rampant and its harming education. How our schools are ruled by fear and BigTech decides what kids can learn.
2024-12-0400 min
The Right Mind Show with Todd Schowalter on NewsTalkSTLLost Our Dang Match.com Passwords - 04.20.2024Listen to The Right Mind Show with Todd Schowalter every Saturday at 5pmCT on NewsTalkSTL at 101.9, 94.1, and 99.1HD3 in the St. Louis area and online at http://bit.ly/newstalkstlstream
0:00 Cannibal Joe | Hearing vs listening | Hal Hoarder is on the dating websites
14:55 Professor Jim whispers his deepest and darkest tax-filing fantasies
27:08 Reporter Tara Garcia Mathewson of The markup.org on internet censorship in school districts
https://themarkup.org/hello-world/2024/04/13/what-i-learned-while-reporting-on-school-Censorship
40:12 Admiral Andy produces more podcasts than he can count, which is sad because it’s only about 6 or 7.
Check out Admiral Andy Barker's podcast called Nothing's Off...
2024-04-2152 min
Total Jason (Video)Tech News Weekly 314: Reverse Engineering iMessage with Beeper Mini
Some college students are becoming subjected to tracking "opportunities" during their daily lives on campus. How Beeper Mini works in light of news that Beeper has brought iMessage to Android phones. And Apple has confirmed that governments are spying on people's phones through push notifications.
Tara García Mathewson from The Markup joins the show to talk about her article detailing a college students' day as they are subjected to a plethora of software tracking one's data on computers, how it's being shared with colleges, and the general privacy implications of being a college student.
Beeper has announced a...
2023-12-081h 10Total Jason (Audio)Tech News Weekly 314: Reverse Engineering iMessage with Beeper Mini
Some college students are becoming subjected to tracking "opportunities" during their daily lives on campus. How Beeper Mini works in light of news that Beeper has brought iMessage to Android phones. And Apple has confirmed that governments are spying on people's phones through push notifications.
Tara García Mathewson from The Markup joins the show to talk about her article detailing a college students' day as they are subjected to a plethora of software tracking one's data on computers, how it's being shared with colleges, and the general privacy implications of being a college student.
Beeper has announced a...
2023-12-081h 10
Ed's (Not) Dead Podcast - The All Things Education Podcast#115 - The Miseducation of Betsy DeVosShow Notes: During today's show, we debrief Betsy DeVos' terribly embarrassing interview on 60 Minutes during our first segment. What are the impacts of having an education secretary with such little experience and investment in and around public schools? In our second segment, we have Tara García Mathewson from The Hechinger Report about the lack of physics teachers in schools with high poverty levels and schools that are composed largely of students of color. Tara García Mathewson is a staff writer for The Hechinger Report where she covers national education issues. After grad...
2018-03-1952 min