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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
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
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
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
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
Good teachers are akin to saints, so do they need a union contract to protect them?
- Added: May 07, 2012
- Length: 28:35
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
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
Off the Beat takes a look at the astronomical costs of higher education: Where is the money going? Is it worth paying for? AND FOR GOD’S SAKES, WHA...
- Added: Jan 17, 2012
- Length: 40:58
Gang injunctions are a controversial crime fighting tool that some people say should be illegal, and others say is a necessary last resort for comm...
- Added: Dec 06, 2011
- Length: 29:00
37 million Americans are college dropouts. What wlll it take to get them back? (8/25/2011)
Bought by WMUU-LP, WTIP, KWIT, and NPR Illinois
- Added: Aug 26, 2011
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 4
An expert on hazing is looking at ways to prevent this dangerous initiation ritual from happening on campus. Kelley Libby reports.
Bought by KENW and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Jul 18, 2011
- Length: 02:31
- Purchases: 2
Minnesota has one of the highest disparities among races in their schools. Christina Kolar talks to Minneapolis School Board member Carla Bates abo...
- Added: May 12, 2011
- Length: 04:12
Reporters Jerry Cruz and Allison Albrecht follow students' motivations and decision processes in finding which Chicago public school's style best f...
Bought by WGXC
- Added: Apr 28, 2011
- Length: 05:59
- Purchases: 1
When we run out of ways to deal with a troubled child, often that child ends up in prison. In Illinois, thousands are incarcerated every year. We i...
- Added: Apr 28, 2010
- Length: 53:58
- Purchases: 3
From a grassroots toxic canal clean up to a long-standing watershed war, we’ll hear from U.S. water stewards across the country, working to protect...
Bought by CKMO
- Added: Sep 23, 2009
- Length: 28:56
- Purchases: 1
President Obama urged Americans to get tested for HIV this weekend. The Watts Health Center in South Los Angeles tried to encourage HIV screening b...
- Added: Jul 01, 2009
- Length: 02:28
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
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
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
- Added: Jan 13, 2009
- Length: 04:41
- Purchases: 2
