The State of Immigrant Families, the Learning Recession & Texas School Vouchers
About this episode
Dr. Bob Sanborn discusses urgent issues impacting children and families in Texas with various experts.
In this episode, Dr. Bob Sanborn is joined by co-host Brian Greene , President and CEO of the Houston Food Bank, to discuss some of the most urgent issues impacting children and families in Texas and across the US. We’re diving into: State of Immigrant Families : Krystal Gomez , Managing Attorney at the Texas Immigration Law Council, discusses the growing emotional and mental health toll immigration enforcement is having on children, mixed-status families, and DACA recipients across Texas. The Learning Recession : Christine Thomas , Director of the Center for Social Measurement and Evaluation at CHILDREN AT RISK, breaks down alarming new data showing long-term declines in student achievement across the US. Texas School Voucher Update : Dr. David DeMatthews , Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy at UT Austin, examines how Texas’ expanding voucher program is affecting public schools, special education services, and low-income families. Support community radio by donating to Pacifica Radio at kpft.org !
People in this episode
Host: Dr. Bob Sanborn
Guests: Brian Greene, Krystal Gomez, Christine Thomas, Dr. David DeMatthews
Topics covered
- Immigrant Families
- Learning Recession
- Texas School Vouchers
- Child Mental Health
- Student Achievement
- Public Education
Keywords
- immigration
- mental health
- student achievement
- Texas education
- school vouchers
- DACA
- public schools
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Houston Food Bank, Texas Immigration Law Council, CHILDREN AT RISK, UT Austin
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