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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
Special correspondent John Tulenko reports from Indiana, where a voucher program allows families to choose religious schools, charter schools and p...
- Added: Aug 14, 2012
- Length: 11:20
Teachers are struggling to find solutions to the high school dropout crisis plaguing the nation. As part of our American Graduate Project series, G...
- Added: Aug 14, 2012
- Length: 07:47
As part of our American Graduate focus on teachers, testing and accountability, Ray Suarez moderated a discussion with several New York public scho...
- Added: Aug 14, 2012
- Length: 06:16
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
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...
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- Added: Aug 14, 2012
- Length: 09:56
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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
Part of the American Graduate project addressing the country's high school dropout crisis, Ray Suarez and former Deputy Secretary of Education Dian...
- Added: Aug 13, 2012
- Length: 09:40
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
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
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
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
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 part of our American Graduate focus on teachers, testing and accountability, Ray Suarez moderated a discussion with several New York public scho...
- Added: Aug 13, 2012
- Length: 09:40
Part of the American Graduate project addressing the country's high school dropout crisis, teachers across the nation have weighed in at town halls...
- Added: Aug 13, 2012
- Length: 11:11
Author Grif Stockley on a special edition of Tales from the South, where Southern writers bring their own true stories to life in front of a live a...
- Added: Aug 31, 2011
- Length: 29:00
Actress Annette Bening breathes new life into this classic by the prolific Henry James. Commentary from a diverse range of cultural figures - Colin...
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- Added: Aug 17, 2011
- Length: 28:41
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Austin based musician Marcia Ball is best known for her infectious brand of Louisiana Swamp rock and two-fisted piano playing. And even though she...
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- Added: Jul 02, 2010
- Length: 05:00
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This week on The Score with Edmund Stone – Merrie Melodies.
- Added: Jun 15, 2010
- Length: 58:59
- Purchases: 2
On this edition of "A Musician's Life" Tracey Tanenbaum speaks with Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova of The Swell Season. Most people will remembe...
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- Added: May 17, 2010
- Length: 05:00
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In 2006 Paste magazine named Josh Ritter one of the top 100 living songwriters. But shortly after completing his 2008 album, "Historical Conquests...
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- Added: May 13, 2010
- Length: 05:00
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A look at the distinguished career of Oscar winning film composer, Maurice Jarre.
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- Added: May 12, 2010
- Length: 59:00
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Our relationship with Mom this week on The Score with Edmund Stone.
- Added: May 05, 2010
- Length: 59:04
- Purchases: 2
Daily rundown of Tech History
- Added: Oct 06, 2009
- Length: 06:17
