About this episode

The episode discusses the state of education in the Pajaro Valley with a focus on transparency, accountability, and recent cuts to mental health services.

Omar Dieguez and Adela welcome Bobby Marchessault, Watsonville educator and Vice President of the Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers Committee on Political Education. The discussed important work being done in the PVUSD and some of the biggest issues facing schools today: transparency and accountability, as well as recent cuts to mental health services, counselors, and […]

People in this episode

Hosts: Omar Dieguez, Adela

Guest: Bobby Marchessault

Topics covered

• education
• Pajaro Valley
• mental health services
• transparency
• accountability

Keywords

• education
• Pajaro Valley
• mental health
• transparency
• accountability
• schools
• teachers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers, PVUSD

Places: Watsonville

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