NightSide News Update. We kick off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about! For one of our segments this evening we will discuss the ongoing air traffic controller shortage in the U.S.
The Future of MA Vocational Schools. The Massachusetts Department of Education proposes that state vocational schools use admission lotteries. This proposal comes after years of criticism by some claiming the current admissions process at Vo-techs across the state, lock marginalized students out. Instead of ranking applicants on selective criteria like grades, recommendations from guidance counselors, and personal interviews, schools would be limited to using attendance and discipline as screening criteria for students to enter the lottery pool. Jamie Gass, the director for school reform at the Pioneer Institute, joins us to discuss this!
Hazards on the Roadways. There can be all sorts of hazards out there on the roadways! Hazards can include damaged physical roadway infrastructure like potholes, it can include other motorists or cyclists, weather can play a part in hazardous driving conditions as well. Dan has a personal story he wants to share on the air about a driving experience he had that nearly resulted in a serious accident. We discuss hazards on the roadways and ask listeners about their thoughts and experiences with various hazards on the road!
Alcatraz: Should It Be Reopened? This past weekend, President Trump said he was directing the Federal Bureau of Prisons to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz prison in the San Francisco Bay to "house America’s most ruthless and violent Offenders." The federal prison closed in 1963 because it was too expensive to continue operating, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The prison housed notorious criminals such as Al Capone and “Machine Gun Kelly.” Is that a clever idea to reopen Alcatraz or a giant mistake?
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