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Solving the Middle School Math Problem
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason 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...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2013
  • Length: 02:29
Room To Breathe: From Chaos to Peace in the Classroom
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Promotional picture from the Video Project, Credit: http://www.videoproject.com/roomtobreathe.html
At overcrowded and underfunded public schools across the country high suspension rates are exacerbating existing achievement gaps. Often, chaos in ...

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Nov 23, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Rising by Degrees
From: American Public Media
Series: American RadioWorks: Focus on Education
Caption: Students on their graduation day from Montgomery College, a community college in Maryland. Most young Latinos looking for a way up through higher education choose community college, but a lot of them never make it to graduation day. , Credit: Emily Hanford
Young Latinos are the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population, and they are among the least likely to graduate from college. (11/5/2009)

Bought by KQED, KZYX, Nevada Public Radio, 90.5 WSNC, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 17, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5