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Diana Arbas has been retracing the ups and downs of teaching ninth graders at Oakland High School. In her first semester she was guided by a mentor...
- Added: Jun 20, 2013
- Length: 09:40
Diana, 27, is learning to lead in the classroom with the help of her Coordinating Teacher, or CT. She has felt a sense of responsibility to her stu...
- Added: Jun 20, 2013
- Length: 07:50
This is Diana’s radio diary of her first year teaching at Oakland High in a ninth grade English class. You’ll hear what was challenging and what wa...
- Added: Jun 20, 2013
- Length: 11:05
In the last two years, more than 205,000 parents of American citizen children were deported from the United States. That means a new influx of Amer...
- Added: Apr 23, 2013
- Length: 03:47
Writers of science fiction have long predicted a time when computers could engage humans in two-way communication, from R2D2 to the sinister Hal 90...
Bought by KENW
- Added: Apr 11, 2013
- Length: 02:29
- Purchases: 1
6 Seconds is a global organization and network supporting people to create positive change - everywhere, all the time. With offices in ten countri...
- Added: Feb 14, 2013
- Length: 55:24
This episode looks at marijuana, Amendment 64 and the war on drugs.
- Added: Oct 25, 2012
- Length: 06:04
Many foster children live in several homes during a short span of time. All of the disruption has been correlated to poor academic performance.
- Added: Aug 21, 2012
- Length: 02:26
As more and more businesses require employees to have at least a high-school degree, those who do not are getting left behind. In response, public ...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Aug 15, 2012
- Length: 04:49
- Purchases: 1
Of all the large and urban school districts in the in North Carolina, Guilford County has the best graduation rate. Part of the reason is a growing...
- Added: Aug 15, 2012
- Length: 03:52
Dave DeWitt reports on a school in Durham that is helping at-risk kids graduate from high school.
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Aug 15, 2012
- Length: 03:20
- Purchases: 1
As part of the NewsHour's American Graduate series, correspondent Spencer Michels reports on Techbridge, an after-school program based in Oakland, ...
- Added: Aug 13, 2012
- Length: 09:42
In Shelbyville, Ind., Melissa Lakes and the Student Achievement Center provide at-risk students with technology-enhanced hands-on learning. But it ...
- Added: Aug 13, 2012
- Length: 08:56
How does violence affect students' ability to learn? That's what eighth-grader De'Qonton Davis and his classmates set out to investigate as part of...
- Added: Aug 13, 2012
- Length: 09:04
As public schools face repeated budget cuts, many people focus on the effects on teachers, academics, and extracurricular activities. While these a...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Jul 09, 2012
- Length: 09:01
- Purchases: 1
The Oakland Unified School District is in debt to the state. It owes $6 million a year until 2026 and needs every dollar it can save. But over the ...
- Added: Jul 09, 2012
- Length: 08:09
Once a refugee family has been here for a while, the children often become ambassadors to the outside world. It's the kids who have to translate fo...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: May 23, 2012
- Length: 07:54
- Purchases: 1
Ever wonder why some leaders appear unwilling to pay attention to others' feelings? Ever wonder why a particular person really upsets you and you c...
- Added: May 20, 2012
- Length: 54:01
Yes we need quality teachers...but do we really know what that means?
- Added: May 07, 2012
- Length: 28:35
I interviewed John Caparella, President of the award winning Venetian and Palazzo Resorts and the Sands Expo and Convention center in Las Vegas. Jo...
- Added: May 03, 2012
- Length: 56:41
How can we make schools safer for LGBTQ students? We start by letting LGBTQ youth take the lead in developing student-centered solutions. Listen to...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Apr 23, 2012
- Length: 05:55
- Purchases: 2
If Governor Jerry Brown’s tax reform plan passes this November, CSU admissions may not suffer cuts, but state financial aid is still in danger. Gov...
- Added: Apr 22, 2012
- Length: 06:00
In the finale of ReCivilization, host Don Tapscott takes us into the public square, to look at how governments must re-engage with citizens.
- Added: Apr 17, 2012
- Length: 53:02
In Episode four of ReCivilization, host Don Tapscott looks as how the digital revolution has changed how business are run.
- Added: Apr 17, 2012
- Length: 53:02
In part three of ReCivilization, host Don Tapscott looks at the future of heath care and medicine.
- Added: Apr 17, 2012
- Length: 53:02
