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Standing on the Shoulders of the Royal Chicano Airforce
From: Anne Hoffman
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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 ...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2014
  • Length: 04:51
ROCK program gives Visitacion Valley kids options after school
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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Natasha Mahia, a student at El Dorado elementary school in Visitacion Valley, is one of ROCK’s biggest fans. ROCK stands for Real Options for City ...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 04:37
Still Rooted in Potatoes
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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In Aroostook County, life still revolves around the potato harvest even though few family potato farms are left.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2014
  • Length: 06:16
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


  • Added: Jul 22, 2014
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 1
A starting place for former foster youth
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Darrell Molett in his living room, Credit: Rachel Wong
Dejon Lewis was 11 years old when child protective services arrived to take him and his twin sister away from their mother, whom he says is a drug ...

  • Added: May 17, 2014
  • Length: 08:47
How One Student Who 'Hates School' Finds Her Path to Graduation
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Educating on the Edge
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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


  • Added: May 14, 2014
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 1
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


  • Added: Apr 17, 2014
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
One Child at a Time: Custom Learning in the Digital Age
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education
Caption: Working a math problem at Mooresville Middle School in North Carolina, where each student gets a laptop., Credit: Stephen Smith
Learning with a personal tutor is one of the best ways to learn. But hiring a tutor for every student was never a realistic option, until now. Can ...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KPIP-LP, KMXT, KOSU, WTIP and more


  • Added: Sep 03, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
It's too quiet here.
From: Julia Botero
Caption: James at Phillips Exeter
James Simmons lives on the south side of Chicago. For five weeks, he was granted the opportunity to attend a summer program at Phillips Exeter Acad...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2013
  • Length: 08:08
Do the Math
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Civil rights activist Bob Moses famously helped organize a voter registration drive in Mississippi that changed the political landscape for the bla...

Bought by WJCT, KRZA, and KVLU


  • Added: Apr 15, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Solving the Middle School Math Problem
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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A $25 million federal grant has been awarded to improve math achievement in low-income middle schools across the nation. Ground zero for the progra...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Apr 12, 2013
  • Length: 02:29
  • Purchases: 1
Cyber Teachers
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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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


  • Added: Apr 11, 2013
  • Length: 02:29
  • Purchases: 1
Culture Queue 12-16-12: "Walking in a Winter Graduation"
From: Radio K
Series: Radio K Culture Queue
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Culture Queue bids farewell to our Host and Managing Editor, Mark Sheely this week as he heads off to graduation. While he spends his break gazing ...

  • Added: Jan 08, 2013
  • Length: 30:17
Culture Queue: "The Rise of the Fall Semester"
From: Radio K
Series: Radio K Culture Queue
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This week on Culture Queue, we prepare our listeners for the start of the new semester at the University of Minnesota. We start with our Question o...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Nov 01, 2012
  • Length: 31:04
  • Purchases: 1
Quick Queue: Four Days a Week
From: Radio K
Series: Quick Queue
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Four Days A Week, by Marjorie Otto. North Branch High School cut one school day in order to cut operating costs. Now Marjorie Otto returns to her h...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 01, 2012
  • Length: 01:12
  • Purchases: 1
Quick Queue: Campus Preachers
From: Radio K
Series: Quick Queue
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By Amy Friedman. Spend even a little time on a college campus and you're bound to run into someone preaching their key to salvation. But for some i...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2012
  • Length: 01:14
Culturology: Erika Kooda explores the nuts and bolts of choosing the right senior song
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: Erika Kooda
During the school year Erika Kooda will be checking in with essays reflecting on her senior year experience. This is the third installment of that ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 09, 2012
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 2
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


  • Added: May 23, 2012
  • Length: 07:54
  • Purchases: 1
A Treehouse to Remember
From: Philly Youth Radio
Series: Teen Sanctuaries
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Nyseem Smith is a junior at Benjamin Franklin High School. Besides Philly Youth Radio, there’s another after-school program in North Central Philad...

Bought by WHYY and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 20, 2012
  • Length: 02:58
  • Purchases: 2
Young Women Leaders Program
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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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


  • Added: Apr 30, 2012
  • Length: 02:25
  • Purchases: 4
Rock Opera, Deja Vu and Groundhogs
From: Radio K
Series: Radio K Culture Queue
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February 5, 2012. We ask the big question: What should replace Punxsutawney Phil?

  • Added: Feb 12, 2012
  • Length: 18:33
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 WHFR, XRAY.fm, KRZA, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 04, 2012
  • Length: 06:06
  • Purchases: 4
The Sound of School
From: WHJE
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Ever wondered how school would sound if it had a rhythm?

Bought by WTIP, Radijojo World Children's Radio Network, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 11, 2011
  • Length: 03:18
  • Purchases: 3
Empowerment Through Music
From: KUNM
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This show will be dedicated to New Mexico Jazz Workshop’s new program, Empowerment through Music’s Juvenile Detention Center Digital Technology Pr...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Mar 26, 2011
  • Length: 01:00:59
  • Purchases: 1
Put to the Test
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education
Caption: Students take a standardized test at a high school in Greensboro, North Carolina., Credit: Billy Barnes
There’s been a dramatic change in public education over the past 10 years and it’s all about numbers. (9/6/2007)

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KPIP-LP, NPR Illinois, WTIP, KERA and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10