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Disney movies have captured the imaginations of children and adults for decades. The endearing characters, the colorful landscapes, and the epic ta...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2016
  • Length: 29:45
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According to studies performed by the Continuum of Care, there are more than 400 people experiencing homelessness in our region on any given night....

  • Added: Jul 11, 2016
  • Length: 07:45
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Premature birth can lead to long-term health and development problems and is one of the main reasons parents lose their babies. To prevent this, OB...

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


  • Added: Jun 06, 2016
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 4
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As a result of their backgrounds of abuse and neglect, many foster children have developmental delays in early childhood. A curriculum-based day ca...

Bought by KSFR and WABE


  • Added: May 04, 2016
  • Length: 03:28
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Brenda Davis schedules medical appointments for her foster son Daryl., Credit: Michelle Faust/Side Effects Public Media
Kids aging out of foster care can also stay on Medicaid. But having coverage is not the same thing as accessing health care, and without parents to...

Bought by KSFR and WABE


  • Added: Apr 28, 2016
  • Length: 03:19
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Daniel Atkinson gets an shot at Starlight Pediatrics in Rochester, NY., Credit: Michelle Faust/Side Effects Public Media
Because of their backgrounds which often include neglect and abuse, many of the kids in foster care around the country have significant health need...

Bought by KSFR, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WMMT


  • Added: Apr 28, 2016
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Nya has grown into a healthy 4-year-old despite some challenges in her first year of life., Credit: Michelle Faust/Side Effects Public Media
Foster children receive support from the health system and the child welfare system. But the most important piece in their development and recovery...

Bought by KSFR and WMMT


  • Added: Apr 28, 2016
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 2
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Adults can guide whether children categorize based on race or ethnicity through subtle changes in the way they use language. Bill Latimer finds out...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2016
  • Length: :59
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Most parents of public school students in Wyoming can access all sorts of data on how their child’s school is doing, but the public cannot see test...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Feb 08, 2016
  • Length: 04:51
  • Purchases: 1
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Last week the Indiana State Board of Education approved the newest round of school accountability grades for school corporations across the state. ...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2016
  • Length: 06:45
Caption: Katie Serio, director of treatment and prevention at the Council on Alcohol and Substance Abuse of Livingston County, N.Y., trains a group of school nurses to use the overdose antidote naloxone at Dansville High School., Credit: Michelle Faust
At the start of the year, some school districts are considering whether, they will stock a medication that can reverse an overdose. Since 2001, ove...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2015
  • Length: 03:14
Caption: Teachers in Chicago doing "lesson study," a teacher improvement practice borrowed from Japan., Credit: Emily Hanford
This documentary what it would take to improve American teaching on a wide scale. We meet researchers who are trying to understand what makes teach...

Bought by WMUU-LP, Prairie Public, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Sep 10, 2015
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 3
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A new study suggests baby marmosets’ calls change as they grow up, overturning more than 50 years of conventional wisdom about primate vocalizations.

Bought by KENW and WLPR


  • Added: Aug 15, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Differences in animals’ pupil shapes distinguish predators from prey.

Bought by KENW and WLPR


  • Added: Aug 08, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Remember when you could get a job with just a high school diploma? By 2020, it’s projected that 65 percent of jobs will require a diploma, AND, hig...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2015
  • Length: 04:40
Caption: Ricture Alphabet of Birds, 1874, Credit: Public Domain, via flickr
The letter “R” is one of the hardest sounds we learn to pronounce; now scientists think they’ve identified what makes it so tricky.

Bought by KENW and WLPR


  • Added: Jun 19, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Nicole Rocke and daughter., Credit: Leticia Miranda
This show takes a look at issues within the foster care system in the U.S. from the high rate of teen pregnancy to the alarming use of psychiatric ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WRIR


  • Added: Jun 12, 2015
  • Length: :59
  • Purchases: 2
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Nearly 8% of 3rd graders report non-suicidal self injury (NSSI), with nearly 23% of teens reporting the behavior in their lifetime. Bill Latimer fi...

  • Added: May 20, 2015
  • Length: :59
Caption: Measles vaccination in Ethiopia., Credit: UNICEF Ethiopia Creative Commons License BY-NC-ND 2.0, via flickr
The measles vaccine protects the immune system from other infectious diseases.

Bought by KENW, KMXT, and WLPR


  • Added: May 08, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
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On any given night in Minnesota, more than 4,000 youth and young adults are homeless and on their own. Avenues for Homeless Youth is a safe place t...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2015
  • Length: 05:29
Caption: Members of Alpha Xi Delta at Syracuse Light Up the Hall of Languages Blue, Credit: Laura Tatro
This April, sisters of Alpha Xi Delta sorority chapters across the country are working to raise awareness for Autism. Syracuse University sorority ...

  • Added: Apr 06, 2015
  • Length: 04:05
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Video game critics say computer-generated play keeps kids glued to a screen. But at Createch Studio--a community center in St. Paul--staff are usin...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2015
  • Length: 05:26
Caption: Hoot Patooter's Myles Nye, Credit: Marlo McKenzie
Every year, over the course of a weekend, San Francisco’s Civic Center is transformed into a giant playground.

  • Added: Mar 11, 2015
  • Length: 06:59
Caption: A board encouraging attendance greets students and parents as they walk into Garfield Elemantary School, Credit: Isabel Angell
Oakland schools have a dropout rate that’s higher than the state average. So, the district made solving the problem a priority. Officials started t...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2015
  • Length: 06:18