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The Complicated Debate Around New York City's Specialized High Schools

From: Katie Anastas

Caption: Teens Take Charge press officers Ayana Smith and Sophie Mode at a press conference on May 17, 2019., Credit: Teens Take Charge Instagram

New York City has been trying to improve diversity in its schools for years. But lawmakers, parents, teachers and students disagree about how to do...

Whistles & Flutes

From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour

On this episode of The Children’s Hour, we explore whistles and flutes through stories, poetry and music.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, KQRU FM LP, WLRH, WXPR, WCNY and more

Hurricane Season Got You Down? Get Back On Track With These Disaster Survival Tips

From: The Steve Pomeranz Show
Series: The Steve Pomeranz Hour

Plus: Do I Have Enough For Retirement? Naked Retirement: Prepare To Bare It All In Your Golden Years, First Time Investors Should Avoid These 6 Dan...

Bought by WSGE, WLRN, and WNMU-FM

Dilemmas of Educational Ethics

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

This is about our kids, our future generations. Ask any grade school teacher, and they’ll tell you the job is very challenging.

Bought by KCBX

RadioActive Tests The Issues

From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media

In the May 2015 edition of the RadioActive podcast, youth producers are looking at the issues on the minds of many Seattleites. We’ll hear about st...

Despite the Best Intentions

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

Even in good schools racial inequality thrives. Basically, that’s the summary of an extensive study conducted by associate professors Amanda Lewis ...

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School Violence

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

More violence is committed in America than any other industrialized nation. Nowhere is that sad fact more prevalent than on our school grounds.

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The Political Classroom

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

When politics is polarized, so is American Society. That, in turn, makes things more difficult for educators and students. It becomes riskier for t...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and KCBX

Fear & Learning in America

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

There is a vast divide between those in the “education reform movement” and those who recognize the very real problem of inequality. School superin...

Bought by KVSC and KCBX

Restoring Opportunity

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

Americans see education as the primary social institution for achieving the goal of equality and opportunity. While there are sharp disagreements o...

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Kids Need the Same Teacher for More Than One Year

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Turning Pages: Authors and Their Words

Caption: Back to School stamp, Credit: iStock photo

In multi-year classrooms, teachers work with the same children for two years or longer. The result, according to founder and coordinator of Explora...

Sticking a thermometer in a dinosaur's mouth

From: Laurence Yeung
Series: Measure Twice, Cut Once

Today, we measure the body temperature of something that's been dead for 170 million years. Our guest is Dr. Robert Eagle, a researcher at UCLA.

Whose University?

From: Natalie Yahr

Our country is getting less public, and our universities are no exception. But what does "public" mean? And why does it matter? This surprising fo...

Bought by KBYS 88.3 FM

Experiencing Antarctica

From: Andrew Hiller

Caption: A view from the tent, Credit: Cari Corrigan

There are places in Antarctica so thick with meteorites that you can find them like a child would shells on the beach. Others plunge into the ice ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KUOW

Mental Well Being

From: KLCC

Pro-active approaches to mental well being

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KPVL, and Marfa Public Radio

Mental Health Nurse Practitioners

From: KLCC

Rural mental health care

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Part 1: Welcome to Western Guilford

From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

We begin a series to better understand the challenges facing all high schools by looking closely at one school: Western Guilford High School in Gre...

Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Part 2: Freshman Academy

From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

More students drop out in the 9th grade than any other year of school. At Western Guilford High School in Greensboro, North Carolina, school leader...

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Part 3: The Home Team

From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

A ball game at Western Guilford High School was once the "only" place to be on a Friday night. Western was the heart of a tight-knit community that...

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Part 4: What Are Kids Learning?

From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

Do you remember what you learned in high school? Much of what is taught stays the same, year after year, from generation to generation. Homer's Ody...

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Part 5: What Are You Going to Be When You Grow Up?

From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

In Greensboro, North Carolina the textile and manufacturing industries once provided good jobs to generations of people with little or no education...

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Part 6: Tests, Tests and More Tests

From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

There has been a dramatic change in education and it?s all about numbers. State and federal laws now require schools to measure just about everythi...

Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KPFT

Part 7: AP or Not AP?

From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

In the past five years, at Western and high schools around the country, there's been a big push to increase the number of students taking higher le...

Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), 90.5 WSNC, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Part 8: The Future of Teachers

From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

Schools across the country are scrambling to fill a teacher shortage. In Greensboro, North Carolina, the school system is offering new teachers fre...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KQAT

Part 10: The Meaning of High School

From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

We conclude our series from Western Guilford High School in Greensboro. A team of reporters visited Western over the course of six months?. gettin...

Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

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