All Pieces for WAMU
Before students at Washington Latin Public Charter School in Northwest D.C. left for summer break, their principal announced an unusual summer chal...
- Added: Apr 29, 2018
- Length: 06:05
Over the past five years, D.C. Public Schools have reduced suspensions by around 40 percent — but some schools fail to report suspensions accurately.
- Added: Apr 29, 2018
- Length: 03:30
The long-awaited eclipse brought thousands of people - including students - outside in Washington, and even the skeptics agreed it was a fascinatin...
- Added: Apr 29, 2018
- Length: 02:39
Many low-income families depend on a free breakfasts and lunches to feed their kids during the school year, but it can be difficult for them to aff...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Apr 29, 2018
- Length: 03:46
- Purchases: 1
Of D.C. public and charter school students, 26 percent are considered chronically absent. They’ve missed more than 10 days of school in a single ye...
- Added: Apr 29, 2018
- Length: 02:08
Many low-income students and their families struggle in the summer months to balance work and childcare and that can make it hard to fit in reading...
- Added: Apr 29, 2018
- Length: 04:15
For many adults in Washington trying to earn a high school diploma, the biggest hurdle in completing their education isn’t the coursework — it’s ge...
- Added: Apr 29, 2018
- Length: 03:58
At Turner Elementary School in Southeast D.C., Torren Cooper is the only male of color who works directly in the classroom, even though the student...
- Added: Apr 29, 2018
- Length: 05:28
After a few high-profile child abuse cases involving school employees during the 2015-2016 school year, Prince George’s County Schools strengthened...
- Added: Apr 29, 2018
- Length: 04:07
Southeast D.C. resident Gary Jones is no fan of President Donald Trump. “I have major, major, major issues with this administration,” he says. But ...
- Added: Apr 29, 2018
- Length: 04:13
A new program at the Montgomery County Public Schools is giving more kids a shot at enrichment programs.
- Added: Apr 29, 2018
- Length: 02:19
Commencement season has begun for universities around the region, but Friday’s ceremony at Gallaudet University was a little different from most.
- Added: Apr 29, 2018
- Length: 03:32
Approximately 30 million adults in the U.S. are at the low end of the literacy spectrum. They struggle to read a menu, a pay stub or a bus schedule...
- Added: Sep 21, 2013
- Length: 51:30
- Purchases: 19
This week’s show has an Eastern flavor. We start with music from Poland’s shtetls and listen to bands from Bulgaria and Austria with side trips to ...
Bought by KGLP
- Added: Aug 02, 2013
- Length: 29:11
- Purchases: 1
Moving up, moving home, and moving your body.
In Latitudes’ On the Move special we’ll sample many varieties of mobility. From self-deportation to ...
Bought by KUOW and Marfa Public Radio
- Added: Oct 12, 2012
- Length: 51:28
- Purchases: 2
What to eat? Where does our food come from? What are its true costs? And is there enough of it to feed the whole world? Our food gives us a lot to...
Bought by KLCC, WORT, Prairie Public, and KZYX
- Added: Oct 02, 2012
- Length: 51:28
- Purchases: 4
With so much at stake, D.C. works to provide a second chance at graduation for dropouts.
- Added: Aug 08, 2012
- Length: 06:41
Script: These reports are part of American Graduate - Let's Make It Happen! - a public media initiative to address the drop out crisis, supported b...
- Added: Aug 03, 2012
- Length: :07
Teachers Allison Waithe-Benton and Heather O’Brien talk about how the small things can make all the difference.
- Added: Jul 17, 2012
- Length: 01:32
Lisa Jones spoke with her former student, 12-year old Louis Wingfield, about what makes a good teacher.
- Added: Jul 17, 2012
- Length: 01:09
