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Struggle to Read Leads Students to Drop Out
From: WCPN
Series: StateImpact Ohio
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Reading is essential to almost every aspect of learning. When students struggle with reading, it can put them behind both academically and socially...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Apr 14, 2014
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 1
The Sound of Ideas: Common Core Update
From: WCPN
Series: StateImpact Ohio
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Ohio is getting closer to full implementation of new minimum learning standards shared with most other states known as the Common Core. Next year, ...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Apr 14, 2014
  • Length: 01:01:20
  • Purchases: 1
The Link Between Pregnancy and High School Dropouts
From: WCPN
Series: StateImpact Ohio
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More than 305,000 teenage girls gave birth across the country in 2012, according to data from the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned P...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2014
  • Length: 03:44
High Stakes Tests And The Incentive To Cheat
From: WCPN
Series: StateImpact Ohio
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Ohio third-graders are gearing up to take a reading test that could determine whether they are promoted or held back. In some states, high-stakes t...

  • Added: Mar 28, 2014
  • Length: 03:41
Common Core & Latino Education
From: New Visions, New Voices
Series: Education Matters with Pedro Noguera
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While addressing the government’s involvement in supporting school reform for Latino students, Dr. Pedro Noguera highlights the common core standar...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 25, 2014
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
The Future of Common Core
From: WBFO
Series: A Breakdown of Common Core
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This piece talks about the uncertain future of the Common Core learning standards in New York State.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 21, 2014
  • Length: 05:48
  • Purchases: 1
Common Core state tests and teacher evaluations
From: WBFO
Series: A Breakdown of Common Core
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This piece discusses the New York State tests and teacher evaluation system tied to Common Core.

  • Added: Feb 21, 2014
  • Length: 05:18
Breaking down the Common Core learning standards
From: WBFO
Series: A Breakdown of Common Core
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This piece breaks down the Common Core learning standards themselves.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Feb 21, 2014
  • Length: 05:31
  • Purchases: 1
The rollout of Common Core
From: WBFO
Series: A Breakdown of Common Core
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This piece discusses the implementation of the Common Core learning standards in New York State.

  • Added: Feb 21, 2014
  • Length: 05:41
Why Common Core?
From: WBFO
Series: A Breakdown of Common Core
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This piece talks about why New York State adopted Common Core.

  • Added: Feb 21, 2014
  • Length: 05:25
How the Common Core is Changing How Kids Learn in English Class
From: WCPN
Series: StateImpact Ohio
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Ohio schools are teaching to a new set of math and English standards called the Common Core. For English classes, the Common Core means students sp...

Bought by WTJU and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 20, 2013
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 2
Class Dismissed
From: Capital Public Radio
Series: The View From Here
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This one-hour documentary takes an intimate look at the high school dropout crisis through the lives of three young people from California's Centra...

Bought by KALW, WITF, KZYX, WSKG, KALW and more


  • Added: Oct 25, 2013
  • Length: 54:04
  • Purchases: 7
Yesterday's Dropouts
From: WAMU
Series: Breaking Ground
Caption: An Unfinished Education
Approximately 30 million adults in the U.S. are at the low end of the literacy spectrum. They struggle to read a menu, a pay stub or a bus schedule...

Bought by XRAY.fm, KSFR, KTSW 89.9, WNYC, WITF and more


  • Added: Sep 21, 2013
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 19
American Graduate - Crossing the Stage
From: WUNC
Series: American Graduate
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Hosted by Dick Gordon, this program talks about what’s happening with the drop-out rate in the country. More kids are staying in school but those n...

Bought by KUNM, KTSW 89.9, WNIJ, KUHF, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 16, 2013
  • Length: 51:26
  • Purchases: 14
Second Chance Diploma: Examining the GED
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education
Caption: Studying for the GED at an adult education school in Washington, D.C., Credit: Emily Hanford
Millions of high school dropouts hope their ticket to a better job is getting a GED. But critics say passing a test is not the same as getting a hi...

Bought by WMUU-LP, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KPIP-LP, WITF, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Sep 06, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
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
Back to Basics - An American Graduate Special
From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union: Season Three
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In this American Graduate special, State of the Re:Union takes a closer look at school, community, and the drop out crisis in this country. With r...

Bought by WNCU, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KACU, WRKF, WYSO and more


  • Added: Apr 12, 2013
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 25
Summer in Sanctuary: An American Graduate Special
From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union: Season Three
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Every day in America, more than 7,000 students drop out of school. In a State of the Re:Union first, this episode combines radio drama and document...

Bought by KACU, KTSW 89.9, WEKU, KUNC & The Colorado Sound, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more


  • Added: Sep 28, 2012
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 23
Left Behind, Dropping Out
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
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Every year, more than a million kids drop out of school. Without a diploma, they will have a tough time succeeding. But the problem starts much ear...

Bought by KMUZ, WTIP, KCPW Salt Lake City, Spokane Public Radio, KZYX and more


  • Added: Sep 11, 2012
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 49