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The Complicated Debate Around New York City's Specialized High Schools
From: Katie Anastas
Caption: Teens Take Charge press officers Ayana Smith and Sophie Mode at a press conference on May 17, 2019., Credit: Teens Take Charge Instagram
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
How Afterschool Programs Empower Parents
From: Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
Series: Ways & Means "Shorts"
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Afterschool programs can provide students with additional education opportunities. But a Duke University researcher says these programs can also u...

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  • Added: May 28, 2020
  • Length: 02:59
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Lawmaker Stands Behind Plan For Charter School Takeover, Despite Lackluster Results
From: WUNC
Series: American Graduate
Caption: Rep. Rob Bryan (R-Mecklenburg), Credit: NC General Assembly
In 2012, Tennessee lawmakers took a few of the state’s lowest-performing schools and put them in an "Achievement School District" (ASD). ASD school...

  • Added: Sep 12, 2017
  • Length: 03:33
An American Mosque
From: Monique Parsons
Caption: The Prayer Center of Orland Park sits on a hilltop 35 miles southwest of Chicago. , Credit: Alyssa Schukar
An inside look at an American mosque: the story of two men who set out to build a "model mosque" in the suburbs of Chicago.

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  • Added: Mar 21, 2017
  • Length: 28:01
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Youth on Councils
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
Caption: PRX default Piece image
What's a teenagers role on a community council?

  • Added: Jan 17, 2015
  • Length: 11:51