Segment 1: National School Walkout Day.
This morning, students around the country walked out of their classrooms to protest gun violence and to demand action on mass shootings. We hear about what happened in KC and examine whether schools have a role in fostering student activism.
- Meira Levinson, Professor of Education, Harvard University
- Elle Moxley, KCUR's education reporter
Segment 2, beginning at 25:23: Determining the monetary value of someone's life.
How much is a year of your life worth to you? The state of Kansas doesn't compensate people for years wrongfully spent in prison. After a handful of high-profile cases of wrongful convictions in the state, how would you even begin to do that math?
- Justin Wingerter, former reporter for the Topeka Capital-Journal; working on a book about Floyd Bledsoe
- David Tamez, Department of Philosophy at KU
- Kevin Krebs, Vice President of Actuarial, United Life Insurance Company