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Banning of so-called “classics” grabs public attention, but books like To Kill a Mockingbird and 1984 don't need your defense. It's the more recent...
- Added: Nov 08, 2023
- Length: 19:25
The birth of obscenity laws in the 1870s provides a cautionary tale for the present moment, when far-right conservatives incorrectly label books “s...
Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.
- Added: Oct 25, 2023
- Length: 26:15
- Purchases: 1
From paintings to prints, from wood work to writing, there is no limit to what you can find at the Winona Art Walk. Hosted across the city of Winon...
- Added: Feb 13, 2023
- Length: 24:33
Research assistant Rabia Khan from UNM speaks about the MRNA Vaccine.
- Added: Oct 12, 2021
- Length: 23:46
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...
- Added: Mar 29, 2021
- Length: 26:40
Since the switch to remote learning, a debate has emerged over the role of mandated reporters.
- Added: Apr 22, 2020
- Length: 03:50
What music conference has over 18,000 attendees from all fifty states and over 30 countries? That would be the Midwest Clinic in Chicago. This we...
Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KTXK, GCR (Global Community Radio), WUAL, and KMFA
- Added: Jul 01, 2019
- Length: 59:28
- Purchases: 5
In this edition of Making Contact, we look at two major changes to statewide curriculum in California, and where schools nationwide may be headed u...
Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WXDU, XRAY.fm, and WRIR
- Added: Mar 12, 2017
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 5
Even in good schools racial inequality thrives. Basically, that’s the summary of an extensive study conducted by associate professors Amanda Lewis ...
- Added: Oct 29, 2015
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 2
Research suggests that 10% of children are victims of bullying and 5% of children are involved in bullying others.
Defined as ‘repeated aggressive...
- Added: Sep 29, 2014
- Length: 25:39
There is a vast divide between those in the “education reform movement” and those who recognize the very real problem of inequality. School superin...
- Added: Jun 17, 2014
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 2
Americans see education as the primary social institution for achieving the goal of equality and opportunity. While there are sharp disagreements o...
- Added: Feb 02, 2014
- Length: 28:58
- Purchases: 2
Here is a peice Makalah did for Black Music Month back in June.
- Added: Jul 07, 2013
- Length: 01:08
The following piece is a portrait of a relationship between a high school theatre teacher and his student.
Bought by KUT
- Added: May 24, 2013
- Length: 09:57
- Purchases: 1
In multi-year classrooms, teachers work with the same children for two years or longer. The result, according to founder and coordinator of Explora...
- Added: Aug 20, 2012
- Length: 18:42
A Ph.D. used to be a ticket to a comfortable career in academia. But, in recent years, increasing numbers of Ph.D.'s have had trouble finding jobs ...
- Added: May 23, 2012
- Length: 02:01
Audio Revolution! TAKES ON, or rather, shares our opinions on and experiences with Globalization.
- Added: Feb 15, 2012
- Length: 28:04
- Purchases: 2
Unpaid internships are a valuable and sometimes necessary experience for college students and recent graduates, especially in light of the global f...
- Added: Jan 03, 2012
- Length: 02:00
When Wendy Kopp was a college senior she had an idea: what if some of America’s top college students chose teaching over higher-paying professional...
- Added: Apr 22, 2010
- Length: 09:49
Liberal arts colleges are known for their small class sizes, individual attention, and atmosphere meant to inspire intellectual curiosity in its st...
- Added: Apr 19, 2010
- Length: 08:46
NEA president Dennis Van Roekel talks with John Merrow about teacher evaluation; should we judge teachers based on how they teach or on what their ...
Bought by WTIP
- Added: Apr 19, 2010
- Length: 08:40
- Purchases: 1
From the Sudan Radio Project: we visit a Sudanese Sunday school in San Leandro, California.
Bought by KALW
- Added: Apr 04, 2010
- Length: 07:38
- Purchases: 1
14-year-old AJ Frazier reports on how higher standards at his middle school impact his work ethic.
- Added: Mar 31, 2010
- Length: 08:55
- Purchases: 3
Throughout New Orleans, Students are helping rebuild by taking on design projects.
Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX
- Added: Jun 06, 2008
- Length: 05:11
- Purchases: 1
There are no specific standards in a college environment and everyone can be successful
- Added: Jul 23, 2007
- Length: 04:22
- Purchases: 2
