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As Poorest U.S. City, Reading Also Struggling With High Dropout Rate
From: The National Center for Media Engagement
Series: PBS Newshour
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One city's struggle to regain its economic footing is also tied to significant problems in its schools. Jeffrey Brown reports from Reading, Pa., as...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2012
  • Length: 10:27
'Reclaim Your Future': Vegas Aims to Change Odds for High School Dropouts
From: The National Center for Media Engagement
Series: PBS Newshour
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Trying to entice wayward students back to class in Las Vegas, Chaparral High School Principal David Wilson led teams into communities to knock on d...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2012
  • Length: 07:57
Engaging Students With Learning Differences Early On
From: The National Center for Media Engagement
Series: PBS Newshour
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Students with learning differences are twice as likely as their peers to drop out of high school, according to the National Center for Learning Dis...

Bought by NPR Illinois


  • Added: Aug 14, 2012
  • Length: 09:56
  • Purchases: 1
Driver's License Incentives Used in Some States to Keep Teens in School
From: The National Center for Media Engagement
Series: PBS Newshour
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A growing number of state legislatures are using driving privileges as an incentive to keep students from dropping out of high school. States' laws...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2012
  • Length: 07:20
In South Texas, Luring Dropouts Back By Sending Them to College
From: The National Center for Media Engagement
Series: PBS Newshour
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Hoping to stem a high school dropout crisis, one Texas superintendent is luring many students back to school by giving them a taste of college cour...

  • Added: Aug 13, 2012
  • Length: 08:00
Gang Member-Turned-Ph.D. Mentors Youth on the Fringes
From: The National Center for Media Engagement
Series: PBS Newshour
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Victor Rios says he has lived two lifetimes. In his first, he was a gang member, juvenile delinquent and high school dropout. Now, he's a sociology...

  • Added: Aug 13, 2012
  • Length: 08:54
California Photographer Captures Young Faces of Juvenile Detention
From: The National Center for Media Engagement
Series: PBS Newshour
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Photographer and University of California, Santa Barbara professor Richard Ross has spent five years documenting juvenile detention facilities thro...

  • Added: Aug 13, 2012
  • Length: 05:46
A picture of American consumerism
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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With the March announcement that Best Buy is closing 50 large stores around the country, the dominance of big box retail has been called into quest...

Bought by KENW and KBRP Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 2
Racing to Save D.C.'s Oldest Federal Monuments
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: The boundary stones are the oldest federal monuments in D.C. (and Virginia)., Credit: Stephen Powers
Washington's oldest monuments have nearly been forgotten. But a group of engineers, preservationists and history buffs is racing to change that.

  • Added: Jun 04, 2012
  • Length: 04:10
The Sound of Blindness
From: Radio K
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Without sight, the blind must rely on the soundscapes around them to navigate through a world of audio overload. To truly experience this world, Pr...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: May 12, 2012
  • Length: 05:54
  • Purchases: 3
Dead Zones
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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A renowned marine biologist is studying a silent killer in oceans and bays. Allison Quantz has the story.

Bought by KENW


  • Added: May 10, 2012
  • Length: 02:39
  • Purchases: 1
Justice in the Home: Domestic Workers Re-define the Labor Movement
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Domestic workers in Texas., Credit: Flickr user: Nuevo Anden
With the passage of New York’s Domestic Workers Bill of Rights in 2010, workers are now organizing in California and other states to win basic righ...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
Feature Report - Our Seasonal Feathered Neighbors
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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Winter in South Central Indiana brings with it many things: snow plows, basketball, maybe some seasonal depression. But for many residents, perhaps...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2012
  • Length: 07:37
Remembering the Subtle Signs of Segregation
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: This rough sketch for a children's book drew one D.C. native into a mystery regarding “Colored Only” signs in D.C. in the 1930s. , Credit: Rebecca Sheir
A well-meaning illustration in a children's book sparks controversy over segregation in the nation's capital in the 1930s.

Bought by Listenwise, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Jan 31, 2012
  • Length: 07:41
  • Purchases: 3
The Sounds of Gentrification
From: Dan Gordon
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Washington D.C.'s Petworth neighborhood has been a historically black, working-class community. Now, as property values in D.C. are climbing, a wa...

Bought by WCSU-FM, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 20, 2011
  • Length: 04:11
  • Purchases: 3
Arctic Ice Melt
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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In recent years, sea ice in the Arctic has been melting at an alarming rate, and scientists are asking why. The science community has recently take...

Bought by KENW and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 24, 2011
  • Length: 02:29
  • Purchases: 2
Hazing
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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An expert on hazing is looking at ways to prevent this dangerous initiation ritual from happening on campus. Kelley Libby reports.

Bought by KENW and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 18, 2011
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 2
"Kiss That Fish!"
From: Pat Duggins
Series: "Oil & Water: Recovering from the Spill"
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A recent poll shows forty percent of Americans still think Gulf seafood isn’t safe to eat. Commercial fishermen in Bayou La Batre are fighting to w...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2011
  • Length: 05:34
Visiting a Prison Nursery
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: http://www.timeontheoutside.com/, Credit: Shannon Heffernan
What happens when a women gives birth behind bars? Usually those babies are sent home with family members or put into foster care. But some prison...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, New Hampshire Public Radio, and Vocalo.org


  • Added: Mar 30, 2011
  • Length: 14:25
  • Purchases: 4
Millennials Face a Tough Job Market
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Reporter Rina Palta takes a hard look at how the toughest job market in decades will shape this recession generation.

Bought by WXVU 89.1 FM Villanova


  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 12:48
  • Purchases: 1
The World of Online Retail
From: Jim Cosco
Series: The Tippingpoint
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‘Tis the season to buy and sell. We take a closer look at some of the current trends in retail online.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2010
  • Length: 26:10
Winter Amusements
From: Jim Cosco
Series: The Tippingpoint
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The snow has started to fall. What does the internet offer for amusement in the winter? Matisyahu, Charlie Brown, and curling in the same audio pla...

  • Added: Feb 19, 2010
  • Length: 19:42
Curl TV
From: Jim Cosco
Caption: Curltv.com, Credit: Curl TV
The Winter Olympics only comes around every four years, but fans of the peculiar sport of curling can find curling content online all year round. T...

  • Added: Feb 19, 2010
  • Length: 04:46
Tom Thomas is staying in Picher
From: Gideon Thompson
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Tom Thomas, a lifetime resident of Picher, Oklahoma, is one of very few staying in the town even after it closes.

  • Added: Jul 13, 2009
  • Length: 03:48
Microfinance in the US gets a boost
From: Rachel Dornhelm
Caption: Viki Sinipata is one of the microentrepreneurs whose loan was funded by Kiva.org users. Her business offers support and companionship to the elderly.
A number of Web sites help Internet users fund entrepreneurs from developing countries. Now one of the biggest, Kiva.org, is allowing users to make...

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 25, 2009
  • Length: 03:53
  • Purchases: 3