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LGBTQ youth in school locker rooms
From: Media for the Public Good, Inc. - OutCasting Media
Series: OutCasting Overtime
Caption: OutCaster Brian
Who’s really threatened – kids who are assumed to be cisgender and heterosexual or LGBTQ students?

  • Added: Oct 29, 2021
  • Length: 03:30
The lack of LGBTQ inclusive sex education
From: Media for the Public Good, Inc. - OutCasting Media
Series: OutCasting Overtime
Caption: OutCaster Justin
What happens when these topics are left out?

  • Added: Sep 30, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
From MIT to the Real World
From: Terrascope Radio
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Physics, math, canyoning between buildings: Not scary. Finding an apartment, learning how to vote: Scary. How one young woman feels about making th...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2015
  • Length: 03:40
Feeling Raced
From: Terrascope Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Does your race affect how you act? Well, it probably affected how you answered that question.... In this award-winning story, hear why one young ma...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, PRX Remix, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 21, 2015
  • Length: 04:41
  • Purchases: 3
Me versus we
From: Anne Hoffman
Series: Generation Voice
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Sam hails from Bosnia, but she’s lived in the US for the last 6 years. Sometimes she finds that her two cultures have opposing values. Add to that ...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2015
  • Length: 02:58
A Teenage Perspective on Breakfast
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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The most important meal of the day - breakfast - is no longer a priority among teenagers. Why can't they find the time for golden waffles doused in...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2015
  • Length: 01:33
Schools Serving Students Dinner
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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Los Angeles County's poverty line is almost at 20%, and the majority of these households have children. The Los Angeles Unified School District (LA...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 01, 2015
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 2
#1 Welcome to Millennial
From: Megan Tan
Series: Millennial
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The day you graduate college is suppose full of smiles, family pictures, and a sense of accomplishment. But what happens after that day when you pa...

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio, American Voices, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 31, 2015
  • Length: 09:56
  • Purchases: 3
Reflections on Education Equity from Dr. Diane Torres-Velasquez
From: Generation Justice Admin
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Responding to our pieces with Dr. Jeff Menzise and Dr. Augustine Romero, Professor Torres-Velasquez of the Latino Education Taskforce integrates th...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2014
  • Length: 06:58
Don't Stop Believing
From: Tom & Debra Weistar
Series: Voices of the Future: Youth and Elders Speak Together
Caption: Andy Lipkis interview
Shona revisits a conversation she had at the age of 17 with Andy Lipkiss, founder of TreePeople, and discovers that his story has even more relevan...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2014
  • Length: 14:26
NYC Student Tackles the Last Test Standing Between Her and a High School Diploma
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Educating on the Edge
Caption: Danielle Motindabeka in the WNYC studio
When Radio Rookie Danielle Motindabeka came to the United States at age 13, she didn’t speak English. By the time she was in high school, Danielle ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 23, 2014
  • Length: 07:15
  • Purchases: 1
A Students-Eye View Inside Philly’s Public Schools
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Julia R. Masterman High School Student Nuwar Ahmed introduces us to her classmates and teachers—all of whom are struggling to keep education a prio...

  • Added: Feb 17, 2014
  • Length: 07:10
Arturo Castillo on Education
From: Generation Justice Admin
Caption: Arturo Castillo
Generation Justice’s own Arturo Castillo shared his thoughts on why education is important, looking at the systems of support that he benefited fro...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2014
  • Length: 04:12
Race Equity
From: KUNM
Caption: Luna Olavarria Gallegos, Credit: Generation Justice
Do you know what race equity is?

Bought by KRZA and WTIP


  • Added: Jun 10, 2013
  • Length: 04:47
  • Purchases: 2
Education Equity:My Experience
From: KUNM
Caption: Lucia Martinez, Credit: Generaton Justice
What is Education Equity?

  • Added: Jun 10, 2013
  • Length: 07:15
Culturology: An essay from Erika Kooda - Overwhelmed By Community Support
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: Erika Kooda
Erika Kooda is a senior at Grand Rapids High School and an intern at Northern Community Radio. During the school year she's been checking in with e...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Apr 17, 2013
  • Length: 03:01
  • Purchases: 1
Culturology: An essay from Erika Kooda - It's Second Semester, Senior Year and Huge Life Changes Are Just Around the Corner
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: Erika Kooda
Erika Kooda is a senior at Grand Rapids High School. During the school year she's checking in with essays reflecting on her experience. In this ess...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Apr 17, 2013
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 1
Culturology: Erika Kooda on the Forthcoming End of an Era
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: Erika Kooda
Erika Kooda shares a short essay on some monumental changes she faces in 2013. From graduating high school and entering Columbia College in Chicago...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 17, 2013
  • Length: 02:58
  • Purchases: 2
Culturology: An essay from Erika Kooda about searching for the right college
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: Erika Kooda
Erika Kooda is a senior at Grand Rapids High School. During the school year she's been checking in with essays reflecting on her experience. In thi...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Dec 03, 2012
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 1
Culturology: Erika Kooda expresses the importance of being involved with Northern Community Radio
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: Erika Kooda
Erika Kooda is a senior at Grand Rapids High School. During the school year Erika Kooda will be checking in with essays reflecting on her senior ye...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Nov 07, 2012
  • Length: 03:12
  • Purchases: 1
Youth Radio Institute: Fontezia Walker (American Graduate)
From: WUNC
Series: American Graduate
Caption: Fontezia Walker
The series from the WUNC Youth Radio Institute concludes with a story from Fontezia Walker.

  • Added: Aug 15, 2012
  • Length: 05:35
Youth Radio Institute: Jasmine Farmer (American Graduate)
From: WUNC
Series: American Graduate
Caption: Jasmine Farmer
The WUNC Summer Youth Radio Institute continues with a story from 19-year-old Jasmine Farmer.

Bought by WCSU-FM


  • Added: Aug 15, 2012
  • Length: 05:29
  • Purchases: 1
Youth Radio Institute: Dontá McCormick (American Graduate)
From: WUNC
Series: American Graduate
Caption: Dontá McCormick
Second installment from WUNC's Summer Youth Radio Institute

  • Added: Aug 15, 2012
  • Length: 06:17
New Mexico SBA Testing
From: Littleglobe
Caption: Photo by dieselbug
Public education is a huge deal in New Mexico- Aaron Baca, a junior at Capital Highschool, discusses his newest problem with his schooling: a test ...

  • Added: May 04, 2012
  • Length: 03:49
Dear First Grade Teacher by AJ Tran
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2012
Caption: Poet AJ Tran
Poet AJ Tran, 18, is a senior at Northside College Prep. This is the second year she has represented her school at Louder Than a Bomb, which advan...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 27, 2012
  • Length: 02:38
  • Purchases: 1