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Lexington Market

From: Benjamin Goldsmith

Elsa Lankford's audio doc class went to Lexington Market. We interviewed a variety of food vendors and got their take on Baltimore history and cur...

Added: May 15, 2010
Length: 04:31

Life Through a New Lens

From: Learning Matters
Series: Paul Vallas in New Orleans

One actor from the cast of the new HBO television show "Treme" is doing more than just acting.

Bought by KUOW

Added: Apr 22, 2010
Length: 03:57
Purchases: 1

Kady Amundson - "The Mentor"

From: Learning Matters
Series: The Real World of Teach for America

University of Tennessee graduate Kady Amundson’s days rarely end when school is over. At the start of her Teach for America assignment, her school ...

Added: Apr 22, 2010
Length: 06:16

Colleston Morgan - "The Realist"

From: Learning Matters

Meet Harvard graduate Colleston Morgan. His first two years as a Teach for America teacher were highly successful. So why did he leave the classro...

Bought by KUOW

Added: Apr 22, 2010
Length: 04:33
Purchases: 1

"The Perfectionist"

From: Learning Matters
Series: The Real World of Teach for America

She graduated from Princeton. She enrolled in Teach for America, worked hard and really wanted to be a role model. So why didn’t this teacher get t...

Added: Apr 22, 2010
Length: 05:47

Bayoji Akingbola - "The Victim of Circumstance"

From: Learning Matters
Series: The Real World of Teach for America

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

Finding a Voice in New Orleans

From: Learning Matters
Series: Paul Vallas in New Orleans

Deputy Superintendent Michael Haggen discusses how new programs are helping students in New Orleans' alternative schools develop a voice.

Added: Apr 19, 2010
Length: 05:06

The 'Courage' to Graduate

From: Learning Matters
Series: Paul Vallas in New Orleans

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

Mind the Gap: Why Good Schools are Failing Black Students (54:00 and 59:00)

From: Nancy Solomon

This documentary won a 2010 Peabody Award. Nationwide, suburban schools are doing a good job educating white students, but those schools are not ge...

Bought by WNYC, WAER Syracuse, NY, KUER, WESM 91.3 FM, WITF and more

Added: Sep 26, 2009
Length: 59:01
Purchases: 40

More Than A Teacher

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

A woman who teaches English in African refugee camps finds her students sometimes need more than an English lesson.

Bought by PRX Remix, Marfa Public Radio, and KRUA

Added: Jan 20, 2009
Length: 07:20
Purchases: 3

Black and African

From: Making Contact

African immigrants are the fastest growing segment of the black population in the U.S. On this edition, we meet Mauton Akran, a Nigerian immigrant ...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, XRAY.fm, WCSU-FM, and WNCU