All Pieces for WAMU

 
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Husband and wife Joseph Isaac and Makita Alexander, both teachers, spoke about how parenting affected their teaching.

  • Added: Jul 17, 2012
  • Length: 01:10
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Yvonne Hu-Cotto spoke with her former student, Yesenia Cruz-Ramos, about how her expectations for her son with Down Syndrome have impacted her teac...

  • Added: Jul 17, 2012
  • Length: 01:50
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Yvonne Hu-Cotto spoke with her former student, Yesenia Cruz-Ramos, about the power of second chances and good teachers.

  • Added: Jul 17, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
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Melinda Elder and Megan Stoutamire reminisce about the fun they had, and the mistakes they made, in high school. They have managed to get back on t...

  • Added: Jul 17, 2012
  • Length: 02:00
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Melvin Clay, a 17 year-old student, spoke with his high school counselor Jeri Gresham about why he realized he needed to start prioritizing his stu...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2012
  • Length: 01:05
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David Bress,a middle school teacher in DC, talks about learning how to make the most of unchoreographed teacher student exchanges.

  • Added: Jul 16, 2012
  • Length: 01:46
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David Bress, a middle school teacher in DC, talks about how students can surprise you… in often pleasant ways.

  • Added: Jul 16, 2012
  • Length: 01:14
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In a special production by WAMU 88.5 News, we focus on a singularly important topic in Washington, D.C. – the large number of students who drop out...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi)


  • Added: Jul 16, 2012
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Preventing dropouts requires teachers and staff to get parents more involved

  • Added: Jul 16, 2012
  • Length: 06:43
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Despite odds stacked against them, two students strive to finish school

  • Added: Jul 16, 2012
  • Length: 06:26
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Program applies successful Johns Hopkins model to D.C. schools and beyond

  • Added: Jul 16, 2012
  • Length: 06:39
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At Baltimore Talent Development High, students and staff form close, respectful relationships

  • Added: Jul 16, 2012
  • Length: 06:46
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Other countries have pulled ahead, and the U.S. falls behind

  • Added: Jul 16, 2012
  • Length: 06:47
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Teachers work to catch risk factors and help their students stay in school

  • Added: Jul 16, 2012
  • Length: 06:36
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D.C. sees huge drop in graduation rate under new calculation

  • Added: Jul 16, 2012
  • Length: 06:46
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Two women reflect on four generations that haven't finished high school

  • Added: Jul 16, 2012
  • Length: 06:22
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A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO FLATPICKING GUITAR LEGEND DOC WATSON, WHO DIED ON MAY 29TH AT THE AGE OF 89. THIS HOUR LONG PROGRAM, HOSTED BY WAMU's BLUEGRAS...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2012
  • Length: 57:54
From: WAMU
Series: Latitudes
Caption: Michael Bengwayan fixes a stove used to burn the petroleum nut oil while his assistant, Dobbels Wallang, examines a lantern made especially for the flammable oil. A bottle of the fuel sits nearby in a reused soda pop container. , Credit: Tina Pamintuan
We discuss pure energy — the power that doesn’t come from oil.

Bought by KQED, WBEZ, and KWMR


  • Added: Oct 07, 2011
  • Length: 51:26
  • Purchases: 3
From: WAMU
Series: Latitudes
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On this episode of Latitudes, we take you on a global catwalk, talking about fashion and style in all corners of the world.

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Sep 30, 2011
  • Length: 51:26
  • Purchases: 1
From: WAMU
Series: Latitudes
Caption: Jonathan Isbit demonstrates his Nature’s Platform device. , Credit: Courtesy of Andrea Wenzel.
Toilets are a basic necessity. But some 2.6 billion people don’t have them. Every year, more than a million people die from sanitation related dis...

Bought by KQED and WBEZ


  • Added: Sep 23, 2011
  • Length: 51:26
  • Purchases: 2