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Living the Word with Patricia Gould-Champ, Part i

From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand

Caption: Reverend Patricia Gould-, Credit: Charles McGuigan

Reverend Patricia Gould-Champ, a woman affectionately referred to as the Queen Mother, which, in her case, is not a petty, royal appellation. Rathe...

What happens when paper gets recycled?

From: Possibly

Caption: Paper recycling plant , Credit: Bas Emmen

Today we have a question about paper recycling. What happens after you throw your paper into the blue bin? How much of that paper actually gets reu...

Ramadan-Children and Ramadan

From: kim fox
Series: Ehky Ya Masr Podcast - Ramadan Series

“Children and Ramadan” by Refan AbdelNabi. This audio feature is a glimpse into how children experience Ramadan; the celebration and spirituality ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio

Crayons have feelings? Drew Daywalt and "The Day the Crayons Came Home"

From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk

His box of crayons on his desk inspired Drew's first book, "The Day the Crayons Quit." His parents' generosity served as the bedrock for his latest...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio

A Language Teacher's Fight to Save the Western Armenian Dialect

From: Bending Borders
Series: Between Homelands: Hope, Fear and Longing in America

Caption: Hratch Sepetjian stands in front of his class on a typical day. He gets frustrated when his students do not take the Armenian lessons seriously., Credit: Andy Vasoyan

A century after Armenians fled genocide in 1915, language teacher Hratch Sepetjian is fighting to keep their dialect – Western Armenian – alive in ...

Still Rooted in Potatoes

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

In Aroostook County, life still revolves around the potato harvest even though few family potato farms are left.

Pittsburgh, PA

From: American Student Radio

Caption: The Harlan Twins, Credit: Chaz Mottinger

The music of Pittsburgh's own rockers, The Harlan Twins, rings true, "I can't be blue in Bloomfield."

Knocked Out

From: American Student Radio

This award-winning story profiles one student athlete who suffered a sports-related concussion, and it follows the physical, emotional, & mental tr...

Dumpster Harvest

From: Sam Greenspan

Earthworm dumpster dives and subsists off of what so many of us unknowingly waste.

Bought by KSFR, KZMU Moab Community Radio, WDBM, Vocalo.org, KUT and more

School on Wheels

From: Leslie Griffin
Series: Los Angeles features

School on Wheels is a non-profit program located in Los Angeles which pairs volunteer tutors to homeless students.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and CKMO

The Rise of the Staycation

From: Blunt Youth Radio Project

The Ins and Outs of Getting Away Without Going Anywhere

Bought by WMPG and WGXC

Desegregation in Chicago Public Schools

From: Minhal Baig

In 1980, Chicago Public Schools was placed under a desegregation consent decree. Now, in the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision for PICS v. Se...

Bought by WXLV-FM

At-risk Native American teens in Colorado

From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio

A Colorado horse farm keeps Native teens out of trouble

Bought by KVNF, KDNK, and KRCC-FM

Nature Profile: The Sky as Blue Kool-Aid

From: The Environment Report

Nature Profile #4: Seeing the sky as blue kool-aid with salt

Will Nebraska Skate Parks Reopen?

From: Deborah Van Fleet

Many Nebraska skateboarders feel under siege since several public skate parks were closed this fall. Two national experts as well as a Nebraska st...

Youth Vote

From: Justin Levy

A look at young people's attitudes toward voting.

Part 1: Welcome to Western Guilford

From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

We begin a series to better understand the challenges facing all high schools by looking closely at one school: Western Guilford High School in Gre...

Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Part 2: Freshman Academy

From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

More students drop out in the 9th grade than any other year of school. At Western Guilford High School in Greensboro, North Carolina, school leader...

Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Part 3: The Home Team

From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

A ball game at Western Guilford High School was once the "only" place to be on a Friday night. Western was the heart of a tight-knit community that...

Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Part 4: What Are Kids Learning?

From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

Do you remember what you learned in high school? Much of what is taught stays the same, year after year, from generation to generation. Homer's Ody...

Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KZMU Moab Community Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Part 5: What Are You Going to Be When You Grow Up?

From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

In Greensboro, North Carolina the textile and manufacturing industries once provided good jobs to generations of people with little or no education...

Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Part 6: Tests, Tests and More Tests

From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

There has been a dramatic change in education and it?s all about numbers. State and federal laws now require schools to measure just about everythi...

Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KPFT

Part 7: AP or Not AP?

From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

In the past five years, at Western and high schools around the country, there's been a big push to increase the number of students taking higher le...

Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), 90.5 WSNC, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Part 8: The Future of Teachers

From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

Schools across the country are scrambling to fill a teacher shortage. In Greensboro, North Carolina, the school system is offering new teachers fre...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KQAT

Part 10: The Meaning of High School

From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

We conclude our series from Western Guilford High School in Greensboro. A team of reporters visited Western over the course of six months?. gettin...

Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

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