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America’s Critical Thinking Crisis
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Dr. Steven Pearlman
Problem solving skills. Most of Americas students have serious challenges in that area. In fact, they rank among the lowest in the world. Research ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, WHFR, and KCBX


  • Added: Mar 16, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Tom Murray
From: Lee Schneider
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Our guest on the show today is Tom Murray. Tom is Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools, a project for the Alliance for Excellent Educati...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2017
  • Length: 13:20
Anatomy of a Bully
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Charles climbing the summit of Cadillac Mountain., Credit: Charles McGuigan
The schools claim there is zero tolerance for bully, but one school system practices bullying against students and parents alike.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2017
  • Length: 21:35
Melvin Major Fathers and Children
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Melvin Major
Aristotle said it best: “Nature abhors a vacuum.” Whenever there is a void in our lives we fill it, consciously or otherwise. Too often, people tr...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2015
  • Length: 26:45
Rolanda Scott: The Art of Transformation Part 2
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Rolanda Scott, Credit: John MacLellan
Art teacher and glass sculptor Rolanda Scott was first diagnosed with breast cancer years ago, but she kept teaching and for the longest while surv...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2014
  • Length: 28:20
Rolanda Scott: The Art of Transformation Part 1
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Rolanda Scott , Credit: John MacLellan
Sometimes art can ease your pain, maybe even save your life. And the medium you started working in sometimes becomes another form all together. Rol...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2014
  • Length: 25:30
What are you reading? (Asked to 4th Graders)
From: Hank Rosenfeld
Series: Folk Journalism
Caption: 4th Grader Book Lovers
With budget cuts closing many Los Angeles school libraries, students told Hank Rosenfeld about their love of books and what they were currently re...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Feb 24, 2014
  • Length: 02:38
  • Purchases: 1
The Behavior Code
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Turning Pages: Authors and Their Words
Caption: Dr. Nancy Rappaport
About 10-percent of kids in school – approximately 9 to 13 million students – struggle with mental health problems. Whether they’re running out of ...

  • Added: May 11, 2012
  • Length: 17:25
The No Principal Principle
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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At the Reiche School, you'll never be sent to the principal's office.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 23, 2012
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 2
Poz Rayz
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Nigel Chase spent much of his youth learning the art of making and playing steel drums with his father. Nigel now makes a living making pans, playi...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KLCC, WMPG, and KUT


  • Added: Jun 01, 2011
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 4
Lucas' Mama
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A young mother’s role in guiding her deaf son toward hearing and speaking.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WMPG, and KUOW


  • Added: May 31, 2011
  • Length: 05:28
  • Purchases: 3
Zibia and Clyde
From: Jesse Newcomb
Caption: PRX default Piece image
6-year-old Zibia can be sweet and thoughtful, but she also has a wild temper. She can be mean and she knows it. This is a story about a clash bet...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 29, 2011
  • Length: 08:23
  • Purchases: 1
No Limits for Deaf Kids
From: David Kates
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Enid Wizig is a good mentor for the No Limits Theater Group students. She, like them, is profoundly deaf. They prove there are "no limits" for he...

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Jun 14, 2007
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 1
English Learners in California Schools
From: David Kates
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David Kates visits two Los Angeles-area schools to find out what's involved in educating English learners.

  • Added: Jun 12, 2007
  • Length: 04:00
WWOZ Street Talk-Rebuilding New Orleans through music education
From: David Weinberg
Series: WWOZ- Street Talk
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Shortly after Hurricane Katrina hit, Peter Spring packed up his piano business and came to New Orleans to help rebuild the city's many flood damage...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2007
  • Length: 05:59
Rock 'n Roll Camp for Girls
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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voices of girls and women at the Rock Block after school program

Bought by KUOW, KUNM, and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Mar 15, 2007
  • Length: 11:26
  • Purchases: 3
The Crystal Palace: A Tale From the Gold Country
From: Abongold Books
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"Bubbles, wishes and daydreams carry three children from their home in California's gold country to the Crystal Palace in the Kingdom of the Aurora...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2005
  • Length: 16:44
Other Answers
From: marybethkirchner group
Caption: PRX default Piece image
One-hour special/pilot on children’s health with pediatrician Dr. Jay Gordon and guest, actor Noah Wyle of “ER.”

  • Added: Apr 12, 2005
  • Length: 55:16
A Cook's Notebook: The Cordon Bleu Lunch Lady
From: Ali Berlow
Series: A Cook's Notebook
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The kids eat well at the Public Charter School on Martha's Vineyard

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 29, 2004
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 1