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Caption: Denis Komakech, 17, a blind student, uses his laptop at Gulu High School, northern Uganda, an inclusive school with a special needs annex for children who are blind., Credit: © UNICEF/UGDA2012-00127/Sibiloni
UNICEF podcast moderator Femi Oke discusses the rights of children with disabilities with Shuaib Chalklen, UN Special Rapporteur on Disability of t...

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  • Added: Jun 14, 2012
  • Length: 10:55
  • Purchases: 1
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DES MOINES, Iowa - Engineering used to be a career field that appealed mostly to boys - but that's changing. Des Moines Area Community College, Iow...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2012
  • Length: 01:09
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A psychologist and education specialist is finishing up a major study that looks at how teenage brains respond to mental exercises. His findings su...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 11, 2012
  • Length: 02:34
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The Field Trip Podcast logo, Credit: Mike Smith
In this episode, we visit Leah Wade at San Francisco's Quiet Science Taxidermy Studio to learn about the art of making the dead live again ... sort...

Bought by KMXT and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 05, 2012
  • Length: 27:11
  • Purchases: 2
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In recent months IU students have protested the rising cost of higher education many times, once going so far as to temporarily shut down an IU Boa...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2012
  • Length: 09:19
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BILLINGS, Mont. - Montana's primary election is Tuesday, and it's expected that turnout will be higher than it was in 2010.

  • Added: Jun 04, 2012
  • Length: 01:14
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Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting June 2nd, 2012. Benjamin Rockwell, the host with the glasses, opens with news of W...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2012
  • Length: 54:00
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DURHAM, N.C. - Teachers from the Teach for America program are among the best prepared for classrooms in the state, compared with other early-caree...

  • Added: May 31, 2012
  • Length: 01:35
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The Board of Trustees at the Monroe County Community School Corporation announced plans last week to publicly protest the trend toward high-stakes ...

  • Added: May 30, 2012
  • Length: 08:58
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ST. PAUL, Minn. - A unique program is teaching Minnesotans compassion for the working poor, by putting them in the shoes of those who struggle on a...

  • Added: May 22, 2012
  • Length: 01:37
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CARY, N.C. - North Carolina now has a global heat map, which has nothing to do with the temperature. Rather, it shows the state's business climate ...

  • Added: May 16, 2012
  • Length: 01:27
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In South Philadelphia High School, students are coming together across racial & language barriers. As the School Safety Collaborative, Philadelphia...

  • Added: May 15, 2012
  • Length: 05:14
Caption: www.theciviccommons.com
Good teachers are akin to saints, so do they need a union contract to protect them?

  • Added: May 07, 2012
  • Length: 28:35
Caption: www.theciviccommons.com
Yes we need quality teachers...but do we really know what that means?

  • Added: May 07, 2012
  • Length: 28:35
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Middle school girls have a lot to deal with. One psychologist says that a way to help them is by pairing the preteen girls with college-aged mentor...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KENW, KZYX, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 30, 2012
  • Length: 02:25
  • Purchases: 4
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The 2013- 2014 school year will mark a historic change in the academic operations of Miami University. The rising popularity of a winter session wi...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 03:38
Caption: Michele Massa, Kettering Schools, Credit: Jenna Horn
Ohio's Governor John Kasich is proposing a new plan to improve Ohio's reading scores on the Third Grade Reading Assessment. With this plan, he is ...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2012
  • Length: 04:08
Caption: Miami University Office of Admission
The interim director of admission, university president, AVP of enrollment management and a tour guide manager weigh in on the historical number of...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2012
  • Length: 03:31
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President Obama is visiting Colorado today (Tuesday). His message is about student loans and affordability of higher education, but some are hoping...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2012
  • Length: 01:37
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When students at Furness High School found out that their school was on the School District's list of potential school closures, they were shocked.

  • Added: Apr 11, 2012
  • Length: 04:57
Caption: Second that Emotion, Credit: Seth Shostak
Why flies in milk gross you out and other voyages through human emotion.

Bought by KSKQ and KREV-LP


  • Added: Apr 09, 2012
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 2
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If you’ve lived in San Francisco long enough, you might have noticed that there are fewer yellow school buses crisscrossing the city. State budget ...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2012
  • Length: 05:25
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The Road Less Traveled: Making Movies in Minnesota

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  • Added: Feb 22, 2012
  • Length: 01:20
  • Purchases: 1
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A bill meant to allow Indiana public schools to teach religious theory in science class has been effectively rejected by House Speaker Brian Bosma....

  • Added: Feb 16, 2012
  • Length: 07:28
Caption: Benjamin Rockwell, Credit: Computer Talk Radio
Computer Talk Radio weekly broadcast for the week starting January 21st, 2012. Benjamin Rockwell opened with the news of the week, including Kodak...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2012
  • Length: 54:03