Mindshift

MindShift looks into the future of education from various angles. We investigate how factors like technology, brain research, poverty, inequalities, mindfulness, personal agency, social and emotional learning, assessments, game-based learning, and music influence learning. Our reports highlight changes in teaching methods as educators adopt new ideas to enhance student learning while adhering to strict educational standards.

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Trump’s War on California Opens New Fronts

1 day ago | kqed.org | Scott Shafer |Marisa Lagos |Guy Marzorati

Scott ShaferMarisa LagosGuy MarzoratiJun 6Failed to save articlePlease try againMember of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Harvey Milk, Dec. 4, 1977. (Bettmann/Getty Images)Just in time for LGBTQ Pride month, the Pentagon appears ready to rename a naval ship named for gay rights icon Harvey Milk. Milk was the first openly gay official elected in California and a Navy veteran who was discharged during the Korean War because he was gay.
Oakland Playwright on His Tony Nomination For Berkeley Satire ‘Eureka Day’

2 days ago | kqed.org | Alexander Gonzalez |Brian Watt

Jun 6Failed to save articlePlease try againPlaywright Jonathan Spector mined rich material from the Berkeley mindset for his Tony-nominated play ‘Eureka Day.’ (Cheshire Isaacs)Spector talked with KQED’s Brian Watt about his Broadway debut, the serendipitous foresight of his story, and a Kennedy Center production that he’s grateful never came to fruition.
How RFK Jr. is Radically Reshaping America’s Health Care System

2 days ago | kqed.org | Marisa Lagos |Scott Shafer

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is upending the nation’s public health system and he’s found some staunch supporters for his cause right here in the Bay Area. Marisa and Scott are joined by KQED health correspondent Lesley McClurg to talk about the Marin County town that’s seen a political schism centered around distrust of government and public health.
Estos campesinos de Sonoma pidieron un aumento y perdieron su empleo. Pero no se quedaron callados

2 days ago | kqed.org | Carlos Cabrera-Lomelí

Jun 5Failed to save articlePlease try againJosé Alejandro Cuevas Fuentes (centro) habla en una conferencia de prensa después de que él y otros seis trabajadores agrícolas recibieran casi 34 mil dólares como indemnización por una denuncia presentada por la Junta de Relaciones Laborales Agrícolas contra Redwood Empire Vineyard Management por represalias ilegales y coacción, en Healdsburg Plaza, Healdsburg, el 28 de mayo de 2025.
At BAMPFA, the African American Quilt Show We’ve Been Waiting For

2 days ago | kqed.org | Sarah Hotchkiss

Jun 5Failed to save articlePlease try again'Untitled (Medallion)': pieced by Sherry Ann Byrd in 1990; Richmond, California. Quilted by Irene Bankhead in 1990; Oakland, California. (Courtesy Laverne Brackens; Photo by Kevin Candland)We’ve waited a long time for a glimpse at the true scope of the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive’s African American quilt collection.
In San José, a Controversial Choice for Unhoused: Shelter or Arrest?

2 days ago | kqed.org | Guy Marzorati

Jun 5Failed to save articlePlease try againAn unhoused community near the Guadalupe River in San José on May 29, 2025. Mayor Matt Mahan says the threat of arrest after multiple offers of shelter could help clear encampments and open paths to treatment. But Santa Clara County officials are skeptical.
Bay Area Lawmaker Takes on Trump Over Federal Chemical Safety Agency, Again

2 days ago | kqed.org | Matthew Green |Nina Thorsen |Brian Krans

Jun 5Failed to save articlePlease try againThe U.S. Chemical Safety Board released this photo of the aftermath of the Chevron refinery fire in Richmond. The Chemical Safety Board, which investigates the causes of major chemical and refinery accidents, is slated to be unlimited under the Trump administration's budget plan.
What Is That Massive Tunnel on the Beach South of Fort Funston?

3 days ago | kqed.org | Katrina Schwartz

Finding the tunnelTo get to the bottom of this tunnel mystery, I enlist Katryn Wiese, a professor of geology, oceanography and paleontology at College of San Mateo. She’s very familiar with this beach and regularly brings her students here on field trips. “Basically this whole section of the coastline is very soft rock and it slides all the time,” says Wiese, in reference to the section of beach between San Francisco and Pacifica.
Mahan Unveils Final San José Budget Plan

3 days ago | kqed.org | Guy Marzorati

Jun 4Failed to save articlePlease try againSan José Mayor Matt Mahan at the press conference on April 25, 2024. The San José mayor’s plans to fill a $35.6 million shortfall, along with controversial proposals on homelessness and city pay, face a Tuesday vote. (Joseph Geha/KQED)San José’s budget is in relatively good shape compared to the large deficits faced by city leaders in San Francisco and Oakland.
California High-Speed Rail Is a ‘Track to Nowhere,’ US Says in Move to Pull Funding

3 days ago | kqed.org | Matthew Green |Dan Brekke

Jun 4Failed to save articlePlease try againA worker on the partially constructed Cedar Viaduct in Fresno. The 3,700-foot-long structure, with four massive arches, is part of California's high-speed rail project. The Trump administration said it was pulling $4 billion in funding from the woefully protracted, over-budget project that the state first broke ground on more than a decade ago.