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Every year, over the course of a weekend, San Francisco’s Civic Center is transformed into a giant playground.
- Added: Mar 11, 2015
- Length: 06:59
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
A story about one very special summer camp, and how difficulties with fundraising could cause problems in the near future.
Bought by KSFR
- Added: Jan 15, 2015
- Length: 03:31
- Purchases: 1
Young people from the Partnership for Community Action reflect on how early education programs can benefit youth development after touring the Won...
- Added: Jan 11, 2015
- Length: 04:14
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 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
Here's our regular reminder about what to watch out for -- and what you don't need to worry about -- on this annual Fright Night.
- Added: Oct 29, 2014
- Length: 04:28
Radio Curious discusses lead poisoning in children with Dr. Martha E. Richmond, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Director of Environment...
- Added: Oct 28, 2014
- Length: 29:01
On this episode of "Art Beat" we visit with a local writer, who, in a new book - addresses the war on obesity, specifically when it comes to childr...
Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KPIP-LP, and KSRQ
- Added: Jul 02, 2014
- Length: 32:37
- Purchases: 3
Why do we give back? Many reasons. To help the community. To help others. To feel good about ourselves. If you ask 100 people why they give, t...
- Added: Apr 23, 2014
- Length: 25:31
Interviews with birth professionals and a mom.
- Added: Mar 25, 2014
- Length: 30:01
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
Generation Justice member Jonquilyn Hill reports on the KIDS COUNT report that ranked New Mexico last in the nation for child well being. Angela Me...
- Added: Feb 04, 2014
- Length: 04:30
From the 19th century freak show to the East African black market in body parts to the modern cinema, the image of the albino has seized the popula...
- Added: Feb 01, 2014
- Length: 54:00
This episode is about "Therapy Dogs in the Courtroom" but it’s much more than that. It’s the story of changing the system from within, leveling the...
Bought by KFOK-LPFM
- Added: Jan 28, 2014
- Length: 49:25
- Purchases: 1
BackStory takes on the history of childhood in America. Have children shared a common core experience across American history? Or has the nature o...
Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and WEZU
- Added: Jan 24, 2014
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 2
The birth of a child is life-changing. For the wallet, the lifestyle and the fact that there’s another human to care for.
But for many California ...
- Added: Dec 29, 2013
- Length: 09:23
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
Nonverbal until age four, Temple Grandin was first diagnosed with autism at age 2. Now, so many years and hurdles later, Grandin’s success in the l...
- Added: Oct 11, 2013
- Length: 02:23
October marks the International Day of the Girl Child. This year's emphasis is on education.
- Added: Oct 07, 2013
- Length: 02:30
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
At overcrowded and underfunded public schools across the country high suspension rates are exacerbating existing achievement gaps. Often, chaos in ...
Bought by KHNS
- Added: Sep 16, 2013
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
Host Alfred Bundy talks to two ladies who are the best of friends, doctors helping Children.
- Added: Aug 11, 2013
- Length: 06:23
Tri City Peoples Corporation assisting Foster Care Parents through peer counseling
- Added: Aug 05, 2013
- Length: 12:14
We talk to three people who, when affected directly or indirectly by gun violence, have channeled their pain and upset into efforts to address the ...
- Added: Jul 24, 2013
- Length: 58:58
- Purchases: 7
