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A New Mom's Group -- Would You Want Your Mom to Join?
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
A new group is mobilizing Moms across the country, hoping to change the way schools teach and operate, and they've got some high profile support. W...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
Banned Books
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
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Just in time for Banned Books Week (September 19 to 24, 2022), we learn about the history, practice, and effectiveness of book bans with The Childr...

Bought by KECG, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KCHU, WUTC and more


  • Added: Sep 19, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10
20220919: Banned Books, 9/19/2022
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)
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Just in time for Banned Books Week (September 19 to 24, 2022), we learn about the history, practice, and effectiveness of book bans with The Childr...

  • Added: Sep 06, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
GN_5.25_PlayEverywhere
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 5
Caption: Good News for a Good Planet - Change your focus, change your world.
KaBoom is a national non-profit organization dedicated to giving every child the childhood they deserve. Their mission is to “make play easy by int...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2021
  • Length: 02:30
The Post Office
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
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The Post Office is essential, and we learn how it works and why it's in the news. Plus meet our new puzzlemaker Riya Joshi.

Bought by KCHU, KQRU FM LP, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KSTK, RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: Sep 21, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 11
09212020: The Post Office, 9/21/2020
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)
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The Post Office is essential, and we learn how it works and why it's in the news. Plus meet our new puzzlemaker, Riya Joshi.

  • Added: Sep 18, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
The Bill of Rights Part 1: The First Amendment
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
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We start a 4 part series on the Bill of Rights, plus hear from kids about what makes a good leader, and learn about pangolins.

Bought by KCHU, KDLG, KQRU FM LP, WLRH, Allegheny Mountain Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 29, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10
The Untold Story of the Jacob Wetterling Documentary Film with Director Chris Newberry
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota. Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks with documentary filmmaker Chris Newberry about ...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2019
  • Length: 28:25
38 - Season 3 - STARTALK: Another Peace Corps for the 21st Century
From: Steve Leveen
Series: America the Bilingual
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On September 11, 2001, the value of knowing another language was probably the last thing on the minds of most Americans. But 9/11 revealed another ...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2019
  • Length: 28:43
Job Talk Episode 57
From: Paul Russell
Series: Job Talk
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Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America, how being a mentor changes the lives of children and adults. Dave and Doug speak with president and CEO Pa...

  • Added: Jul 15, 2018
  • Length: 32:50
Privatization and Public Universities (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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-Matthew Lambert, author of "Privatization and the Public Good: Public Universities in the Balance" says changes to the financial model don’t need ...

Bought by WJCT, WSGE, KMUN, WUGA (part of GPB), Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 09, 2018
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 10
Schools Serving Students Dinner
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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Los Angeles County's poverty line is almost at 20%, and the majority of these households have children. The Los Angeles Unified School District (LA...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 01, 2015
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 2
Sister Giovanni and the Guadalupe Alternative Programs
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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On this episode of Culture Clique, we head to South Saint Paul to learn about the legacy a nun named Sister Giovanni - lovingly referred to as Sist...

  • Added: Jan 30, 2015
  • Length: 31:06
Understanding the Role of the Local School Board
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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School Boards seem to have arisen alongside public schooling in general. In 1826 Massachusetts formally established the system of school committees...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2014
  • Length: 55:19
The Future of Higher Education (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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The decision by Harvard and MIT to begin providing free courses to anyone, anywhere sparked an intense debate about the future of a bricks and mort...

Bought by WJCT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KWMR, KRDP, and WLIW


  • Added: Nov 25, 2014
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 5
School's Out: The Decimation of Public Education
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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On this edition of Making Contact we'll explore how the privatization of public education is playing out across the country and how students and te...

  • Added: Feb 13, 2014
  • Length: 29:59
The Future of Higher Education (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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In May of 2012, Harvard and MIT announced a partnership to provide free online courses to anyone, anywhere, sparking an intense debate about the fu...

Bought by WJCT, WMNR, KVSC, WFHB, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 18, 2013
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 6
Girls, Education, and Empowerment
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
October marks the International Day of the Girl Child. This year's emphasis is on education.

  • Added: Oct 07, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
Acoustic Stories: Steve Downing On School Supplies - "Nothing But the Best For Our Future Leaders, As Long It Doesn't Cost Anything."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Steve Downing has been a teacher, house painter, conflict mediator, musician, arts administrator, freelance writer, and has occasionally worked for...

  • Added: Oct 01, 2013
  • Length: 02:27
Parent Support Group
From: New Jersey Radio Exchange Network
Series: North Jersey Radio Series
Caption: Tri City People
Tri City Peoples Corporation assisting Foster Care Parents through peer counseling

  • Added: Aug 05, 2013
  • Length: 12:14
Getting to the Common Core
From: New Visions, New Voices
Series: Education Matters with Pedro Noguera
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Common core standards have been adopted by 44 states across the country, but questions remain about its implementation. A fourth-grade math and sci...

Bought by KMUZ and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 18, 2013
  • Length: 02:28
  • Purchases: 2
Massachusetts' First Virtual School
From: Peter Moskowitz
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Greenfield MA has partnered with the K12 Corporation and opened the first virtual academy in Massachusetts. Some involved are thrilled, others see...

  • Added: Feb 08, 2011
  • Length: 05:10
Rebuilding Detroit's Schools: A Tale of Two Cities
From: Michigan Radio
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"Rebuilding Detroit's Schools: A Tale of Two Cities" examines current educational challenges in Detroit and reform strategies being used in New Orl...

Bought by Delta College Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 23, 2010
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
School on Wheels
From: Leslie Griffin
Series: Los Angeles features
Caption: school on wheels logo, Credit: www.schoolonwheels.org
School on Wheels is a non-profit program located in Los Angeles which pairs volunteer tutors to homeless students.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and CKMO


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 03:09
  • Purchases: 3
Building Green
From: Bill Baue
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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