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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
- Added: Mar 27, 2011
- Length: 59:36
- Purchases: 1
There’s been a dramatic change in public education over the past 10 years and it’s all about numbers. (9/6/2007)
Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KPIP-LP, NPR Illinois, WTIP, KERA and more
- Added: Mar 17, 2011
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 10
Kids need good teachers. It’s something people know instinctively. But experts disagree over how to measure teacher quality. (8/26/2010)
Bought by WMUU-LP, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KPIP-LP, KMUZ, WTIP and more
- Added: Mar 17, 2011
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 10
Poet, Scholar and Artist Tomas Q. Morin talks about his life and career, and reads a few of his own works.
- Added: Mar 17, 2010
- Length: 10:59
This Minnesota Historical Society site is a focal point of Ojibwe culture in Minnesota and has been in existence for nearly 100 years. The museum ...
Bought by KFAI Minneapolis
- Added: Feb 10, 2010
- Length: 28:26
- Purchases: 1
This past November, Maine voters repealed a law legalizing gay marriage. Supporters on both sides of the issue were backed by strong religious con...
- Added: Jan 06, 2010
- Length: 06:03
- Purchases: 2
Jim Leach, the chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, speaks at the National Press Club
- Added: Dec 18, 2009
- Length: 54:01
Are the annual Rainbow Gatherings, on National Forest Land each Fourth of July, just free-wheeling havens for hippies or are they serious experimen...
Bought by KUOW, KXOT Public Radio, KUNM, and KXOT Public Radio
- Added: Aug 26, 2009
- Length: 59:02
- Purchases: 4
A reflection on English language accents in Britain and elsewhere.
Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, CKMO, and KVSC
- Added: Jul 21, 2009
- Length: 29:58
- Purchases: 3
Rolanda Scott, an art teacher and glass sculptor, has had one bout of cancer after another for the past eight years. When her time comes Rolanda's ...
- Added: Jun 22, 2009
- Length: 29:23
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
A 30-minutes "How To" featuring Dave Isay and facilitators from StoryCorps and other resources.
Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio and WTJU
- Added: Nov 25, 2008
- Length: 29:40
- Purchases: 2
Local perspectives on gender and the rights and role of women in Azerbaijan
- Added: Nov 05, 2008
- Length: 21:47
A short piece of advice for the next president from NYU's Marcelo Su?rez-Orozco.
- Added: Oct 17, 2008
- Length: 03:09
A short piece of advice for the next president from Glen Westbroek, a middle school teacher.
- Added: Oct 07, 2008
- Length: 01:09
A short piece of advice for the next president from John Wilson, Executive Director of the National Education Association.
- Added: Oct 07, 2008
- Length: 01:42
A short piece of advice for the next president from Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings
- Added: Oct 07, 2008
- Length: :36
A short piece of advice for the next president from Eva Moskowitz, Executive Director of the Harlem Success Academy.
- Added: Sep 30, 2008
- Length: 03:26
A short piece of advice for the next president from Dr. Steven Paine, West Virginia's superintendent of schools.
- Added: Sep 30, 2008
- Length: 01:56
Bob Compton is a venture capitalist and entrepreneur whose documentary film, 2 Million Minutes, takes a look at how six high school students from U...
- Added: Sep 29, 2008
- Length: 06:39
Deborah Meier has spent more than four decades working in public education. A MacArthur Foundation ?Genius,? she founded Central Park East Elementa...
- Added: Sep 29, 2008
- Length: 10:53
A short piece of advice for the next president from the Educational Trust's Amy Wilkins.
- Added: Sep 29, 2008
- Length: 01:30
A short piece of advice for the next president from Ben Jackson, an English teacher from Denver, Colorado.
- Added: Sep 29, 2008
- Length: 03:12
Paul Vallas talks to John Merrow about his successes, challenges and strategies for making change in the New Orleans Recovery School District.
- Added: Sep 18, 2008
- Length: 18:58
Michelle Rhee has the full support of DC Mayor Adrian Fenty in her quest to overhaul the DC Public School System. What do DC parents, community act...
- Added: Sep 18, 2008
- Length: 16:22
