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Every Child in the Woods

From: Elia Powers

Nature-based preschools are becoming increasingly popular. A school director in Seattle explains why children benefit from time in the woods.

Bought by PRX Remix

Teens Take Over

From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: "Borrowed" Podcast from Brooklyn Public Library

Caption: Borrowed, from Brooklyn Public Library, Credit: Meryl Friedman

Kairi Hollon tried to go to the library when he was a teenager in Brooklyn in the 1980s, but he kept getting kicked out. Years later, he came back ...

Bought by PRX Remix

Ramadan-Children and Ramadan

From: kim fox
Series: Ehky Ya Masr Podcast - Ramadan Series

“Children and Ramadan” by Refan AbdelNabi. This audio feature is a glimpse into how children experience Ramadan; the celebration and spirituality ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio

College Students Secrets To Paying For College

From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism

College students are paying their way through college with the help of being a DJ and making their own music.

Jim Conally, Banjo Musician

From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: 2015 O Henry Middle School Stories

Jim Conally reflects on his musical career, life journeys, and the sea.

Going the Distance: Gelato Artisan Matthew Lee

From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: 2015 O Henry Middle School Stories

Matthew Lee tells the story of how he came to make world-class gelato.

The Importance of a Good School Nurse

From: Anne Hoffman
Series: Generation Voice

Across the US, fewer than half of all public schools have a nurse available to kids all day, every day, according to the Robert Wood Johnson Founda...

Treasure Island High School offers oasis of hope for disconnected youth

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

There’s a lot of talk in education circles these days about changing to the common core curriculum or changing from books to computers. But at Life...

Standing on the Shoulders of the Royal Chicano Airforce

From: Anne Hoffman

The Chicano movement changed California forever in the 1960s and 70s, and its legacy continues in the form of a Sacramento arts center for kids of ...

Determined to Graduate: 'You're Going to See Me on That Stage'

From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Educating on the Edge

Caption: Paula Dinh, a student at West Brooklyn Community High School, Credit: Jennifer Hsu/WNYC

It was a battle to the end for high school senior Paula Dinh. After years of skipping class and other bad habits, followed by a big push to change ...

Bought by WABE

How One Student Who 'Hates School' Finds Her Path to Graduation

From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Educating on the Edge

For high school senior Paula Dinh, the path to graduation has been a long one, with times when she questioned her ability — and desire — to finish ...

Bought by WNIJ

Conservation Gamification

From: Denis Du Bois

Caption: UW students pose for photos at a kickoff event for the 2014 Campus Conservation Nationals, Credit: Energy Priorities

Earth Day 2014 -- The University of Washington is participating in a national competition to conserve energy and water on campus this month. The c...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and KUOW

Cyber Teachers

From: With Good Reason
Series: news features

Writers of science fiction have long predicted a time when computers could engage humans in two-way communication, from R2D2 to the sinister Hal 90...

Bought by KENW

Children of Refugees

From: Seattle Globalist
Series: Refugees in Puget Sound

Caption: Liz Peter takes her siblings swimming in Seattle., Credit: Chantal Anderson

Once a refugee family has been here for a while, the children often become ambassadors to the outside world. It's the kids who have to translate fo...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Young Women Leaders Program

From: With Good Reason
Series: news features

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

Fighting Homophobia in the Classroom

From: Anny Celsi

Caption: The cast of Creating Bias-Free Classrooms, Credit: Gloria Juang

Teens in Los Angeles use live theater to battle homophobia in the classroom.

Bought by XRAY.fm, KRZA, and New Hampshire Public Radio

Read, Read, Read!

From: Learning Matters
Series: Lessons from Haiti: Schools after the earthquake

Caption: Mackenton Louis reads to a group of kids at Lycee Toussaint L'Ouverture in Port-au-Prince, Credit: Judith Scherr/Learning Matters

A group of readers heads out to tent camps around Haiti to read to children displaced by the earthquake.

Despite Budget Cuts, Youth Meet Their Own Needs

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

When the City of Oakland cut their after school homework help program, High school senior Nora Rose started volunteering at her library to help fil...

A Reason for the Purpose

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

Maybe you know where your food comes from. But have you seen and heard about farming through a 13-year-old boy’s eyes? Colby Perron shares his thou...

Bought by KRZA and WMPG

SRP: A Bay Area Sudanese Cultural School

From: Sudan Radio Project

From the Sudan Radio Project: we visit a Sudanese Sunday school in San Leandro, California.

Bought by KALW

Martial Arts Builds Leadership on Chicago's South Side

From: Avishay Artsy

Caption: Students practice martial arts in Chicago's South Side., Credit: Andrea Silenzi

A martial arts school in Chicago’s South Side reinforces community in a violent neighborhood.

Bought by Vocalo.org

A Local Texas School with a Global Focus

From: Ruxandra Guidi

Caption: Teacher Kevin Gillion gives Spanish lessons, Credit: Ruxandra Guidi

Against a backdrop of failing public schools throughout the state of Texas, there is a new program at Austin High School showing new initiative. It...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and Radijojo World Children's Radio Network