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Educators at one Brooklyn high school focus on getting their at-risk students across the threshold of the building. Sounds simple, right? Think again.
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WABE, and WNIJ
- Added: Jan 02, 2014
- Length: 07:08
- Purchases: 3
The series from the WUNC Youth Radio Institute concludes with a story from Fontezia Walker.
- Added: Aug 15, 2012
- Length: 05:35
In 2009, North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue and the State Department of Public Instruction took over the Halifax School System in Northeastern Nor...
Bought by KZYX and New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Aug 15, 2012
- Length: 05:27
- Purchases: 2
American Graduate: A poetry program in Durham is using rhythm and rhyme to keep kids from making the choice to drop out of school.
Bought by WCSU-FM and Marfa Public Radio
- Added: Aug 15, 2012
- Length: 05:19
- Purchases: 2
Teachers Allison Waithe-Benton and Heather O’Brien talk about how the small things can make all the difference.
- Added: Jul 17, 2012
- Length: 01:32
Kids need good teachers. It’s something people know instinctively. But experts disagree over how to measure teacher quality. (8/26/2010)
Bought by WMUU-LP, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KPIP-LP, KMUZ, WTIP and more
- Added: Mar 17, 2011
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 10
In 2001, Tiara Bellaphant became part of an experiment. Third graders at seven low-performing Minneapolis and St. Paul schools were offered mentori...
- Added: Jun 11, 2010
- Length: 07:12
- Purchases: 2
Teens talk about standards, inequality, and getting out of public high school in America.
Schooled is one hour of some of the best youth radio st...
Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KTSW 89.9, KMXT, KGOU, WSKG and more
- Added: May 25, 2010
- Length: 55:59
- Purchases: 32
This documentary won a 2010 Peabody Award. Nationwide, suburban schools are doing a good job educating white students, but those schools are not ge...
Bought by WNYC, WAER Syracuse, NY, KUER, WESM 91.3 FM, WITF and more
- Added: Sep 26, 2009
- Length: 59:01
- Purchases: 40
