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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
Derek Bok is the only two-time president of Harvard University, which is to say he has twice reinvented the management of the oldest, richest, mayb...
- Added: May 21, 2014
- Length: 31:11
- Purchases: 2
Show biz is center stage next in our higher ed series: Two venerable private art schools in Boston’s Back Bay — Emerson College and the Berklee Col...
- Added: May 17, 2014
- Length: 58:35
In the annals of Boston medicine two historic chapters in the last 50 years were the near conquest of sudden death by heart attack and (not unrelat...
- Added: Mar 25, 2014
- Length: 59:05
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
Facing prosecution for illegally downloading millions of academic articles, Internet activist Aaron Swartz recently committed suicide. Should Swart...
- Added: Feb 15, 2013
- Length: 02:13
Today I share part I of my interview with Santa Fe’s new superintendent of schools, Joel Boyd.
- Added: Nov 09, 2012
- Length: 28:11
On this show we hear Russell Caldwell, Davidson & Co. banker who put the ATC financing together, Jim Ford, an independent education and strategic p...
- Added: Oct 03, 2012
- Length: 19:36
We can't always forecast what difficulties lie ahead but we can prepare ourselves to thrive despite these challenges. Andrew Zolli joins us to dis...
Bought by KPIK-LP, KKWE Niijii Radio, and KMXT
- Added: Aug 02, 2012
- Length: 33:24
- Purchases: 3
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
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
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
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
Are Western-imported methods for fighting HIV/AIDS working in Sub-Saharan Africa? Some critics argue that campaigns more aligned with traditional A...
- Added: Nov 28, 2011
- Length: 02:00
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
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
BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...
Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio
- Added: Mar 11, 2009
- Length: 29:30
- Purchases: 1
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
This Story is Free! Its part 1 in a six part series on Education in Emergencies and features Moderator Amy Costello in a conversation with Radhika ...
Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge
- Added: Oct 23, 2007
- Length: 29:49
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Sep 14, 2007
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
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News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
Bought by KWCW, KGOU, and KXOT Public Radio
- Added: Nov 17, 2006
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 3
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
- Added: Sep 05, 2006
- Length: 08:13
- Purchases: 3
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...
Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Sep 05, 2006
- Length: 08:16
- Purchases: 3
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...
Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Sep 05, 2006
- Length: 07:59
- Purchases: 3
