60 http://www.wbhm.org/News/ en-us WBHM WBHM News Features WBHM news, art, culture, music, public radio WBHM 90.3 NPR News and Classical Music WBHM 90.3 NPR News and Classical Music WBHM 90.3 FM info@wbhm.org no WBHM Diane Ravitch has been a key figure in American education for decades. The prolific author and outspoken advocate was Assistant Secretary of Education and Counselor to the Secretary of Education under the first President Bush. She was a pioneer in the accountability movement, but has since made friends and enemies by changing some of her views. She spoke with Southern Education Desk reporter Dan Carsen, who asked her about issues hot in Alabama right now, including charter schools, charter advocate Michelle Rhee, and much more. Diane Ravitch has been a key figure in American education for decades. The prolific author and outspoken advocate was Assistant Secretary of Education and Counselor to the Secretary of Education under the first President Bush. She was a pioneer in the accountability movement, but has since made friends and enemies by changing some of her views. She spoke with Southern Education Desk reporter Dan Carsen, who asked her about issues hot in Alabama right now, including charter schools, charter advocate Michelle Rhee, and much more. http://wbhm.org/News/2012/RavitchInterview.html Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 01:00:00 Diane Ravitch, Dan Carsen, Michelle Rhee, charter schools, education, education reform, testing, Alabama, rural, Teach For America, No Child Left Behind, politics, Race to the Top, federal control, standardized tests, failure, remdiation, college, poverty, income gap, inequality, budgets, Arne Duncan, Obama, vouchers, deregulation, privatization WBHM When it comes to education in Alabama, it's safe to say there's enough going on to keep a journalist busy. In our third installment of a new weekly series, Southern Education Desk reporter Dan Carsen sits down with WBHM News Director Tanya Ott to break down some of it. When it comes to education in Alabama, it's safe to say there's enough going on to keep a journalist busy. In our third installment of a new weekly series, Southern Education Desk reporter Dan Carsen sits down with WBHM News Director Tanya Ott to break down some of it. http://wbhm.org/News/2012/carsen0221.html Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 01:00:00 Dan Carsen, Tanya Ott, creationism, pepper spray, Jeopardy, Blaine Galliher, Joseph Kennedy, Kevin Yang, Spain Park High School, Hoover, Etowah County, Alabama legislature, Michelle Rhee, Diane Ravitch, charter schools WBHM Opponents of Alabama’s tough immigration law descended on Montgomery this week, offering a Valentine’s Day message to state lawmakers. They say legislators need to love and respect immigrants by repealing the law. But backers of the immigration law don’t seem to be heeding that message. We hear about that and other legislative matters from Don Dailey, co-host of Alabama Public Television’s Capitol Journal. Opponents of Alabama’s tough immigration law descended on Montgomery this week, offering a Valentine’s Day message to state lawmakers. They say legislators need to love and respect immigrants by repealing the law. But backers of the immigration law don’t seem to be heeding that message. We hear about that and other legislative matters from Don Dailey, co-host of Alabama Public Television’s Capitol Journal. http://wbhm.org/News/2012/legislature2012.html Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 01:00:00 Alabama legislature, Alabama legislative session, politics, Montgomery, Republicans, Democrats, Andrew Yeager, Don Dailey, Alabama Public Television WBHM The Blues run through the blood of Birmingham musician Sam Frazier Jr. He grew up in Edgewater, the son a coal miner who brought home stories that would eventually inspire Frazier's songwriting. His family would host local barbeques and shows at his mom’s house. Performing next to big name artists such as Howl’n Wolf and Jimmy Reed was a typical thing in Frazier's life. Frazier’s latest album is 'The Long Lonesome Blues'. The Blues run through the blood of Birmingham musician Sam Frazier Jr. He grew up in Edgewater, the son a coal miner who brought home stories that would eventually inspire Frazier's songwriting. His family would host local barbeques and shows at his mom’s house. Performing next to big name artists such as Howl’n Wolf and Jimmy Reed was a typical thing in Frazier's life. Frazier’s latest album is 'The Long Lonesome Blues'. http://wbhm.org/Tapestry/2012.html Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 01:00:00 tapestry, gin phillips, tanya ott, kevin lehner, sam frazier, WBHM Jefferson County has worked out an interim agreement with a sewer bond trustee in the nation’s largest municipal bankruptcy filing. The county has agreed to pay up to $5.5 million a month and says it will no longer withhold sewer system revenues for certain expenses. John Archibald talks about that and other regional news... Jefferson County has worked out an interim agreement with a sewer bond trustee in the nation’s largest municipal bankruptcy filing. The county has agreed to pay up to $5.5 million a month and says it will no longer withhold sewer system revenues for certain expenses. John Archibald talks about that and other regional news... http://wbhm.org/News/2012/Archibald.html Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 01:00:00 tanya ott, john archibald, Birmingham News, Alabama, Birmingham, Politics, Local Government