Richard Gonzales is NPR's National Desk Correspondent based in San Francisco. Along with covering the daily news of region, Gonzales' reporting has included medical marijuana, gay marriage, drive-by shootings, Jerry Brown, Willie Brown, the U.S. Ninth Circuit, the California State Supreme Court and any other legal, political, or social development occurring in Northern California relevant to the rest of the country.
A surge of state laws and policies are encouraging schools to adopt a new approach to reading instruction -- it’s known as "the science of reading," and it’s changing what happens inside classrooms.
Ouch! She did it again! North Carolinian Abby Lampe won the women's race at the Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling and Wake in Gloucester, England, her second title. She talks with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about her winning technique.
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Kemba Smith Pradia, who was imprisoned under mandatory minimum sentencing laws, as well as Kelley Kali, who directed a film, "Kemba," based on Pradia's life.