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During the 1940s, custodians who worked for the New York Public Library often lived inside the buildings they tended. In exchange for cleaning and ...
- Added: Oct 17, 2017
- Length: 02:11
In the 1990s, Johnny Holmes was head of security at a high school in Blue Island, Illinois, located just outside of Chicago, where he met Christian...
- Added: Oct 10, 2017
- Length: 02:19
We all remember the influential teacher who made a difference in our lives. But for Drego Little, the teacher that changed his life was the one he ...
- Added: Sep 14, 2017
- Length: 05:56
- Purchases: 1
In the United States, we take the right to get an education for granted but that's not the case for many refugees. RadioActive's Faisa Muse brings ...
- Added: Sep 13, 2017
- Length: 05:12
For decades, studies have shown African-American students are disciplined more often and with greater consequences than their white peers. Now, a n...
Bought by KENW, WOUB, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: May 26, 2017
- Length: 03:16
- Purchases: 3
Twenty-three-year-old Tierra Jackson talks to John Horan, the president of her high school, about what her life was like when they first met.
Bought by WEZU, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KUOW
- Added: Oct 16, 2012
- Length: 02:07
- Purchases: 3
Tyrese Graham remembers his first day as a teacher at John Marshall Metropolitan High School in Chicago, IL.
- Added: May 29, 2012
- Length: 02:16
- Purchases: 2
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
John Hunter talks with two former students about what they learned playing the World Peace Game, which he created.
Bought by WEZU, New Hampshire Public Radio, WTJU, and KUOW
- Added: Jan 03, 2012
- Length: 02:53
- Purchases: 4
- Added: May 31, 2011
- Length: 05:10
- Purchases: 1
Meet Tulane graduate Bayoji Akingbola. On paper, he was the perfect Teach for America candidate. But even the best teacher needs support. Was Bayoj...
- Added: Apr 22, 2010
- Length: 05:11
Khalil Osiris’ “Circle of Courage” is one strategy the Booker T. Washington middle school is using to try and help students stay out of trouble and...
- Added: Apr 19, 2010
- Length: 07:30
A martial arts school in Chicago’s South Side reinforces community in a violent neighborhood.
Bought by Vocalo.org
- Added: Jan 14, 2010
- Length: 05:30
- Purchases: 1
To get kids off a path of drugs and gangs, sometimes it takes a mentor who's been there
Bought by KUOW, New Hampshire Public Radio, and NPR Station Showcase with PRX
- Added: May 29, 2008
- Length: 05:24
- Purchases: 3
Three students reflect on what it means to be "Black" at Carleton College
Bought by WTIP, KRZA, KUT, KFAI Minneapolis, WGBH Radio Boston and more
- Added: Nov 08, 2005
- Length: 04:27
- Purchases: 13
