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College Classes Are Back In-Person, And Student Mental Health Is On The Decline
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
Caption: Students attending colleges like Syracuse University are struggling to keep up with the increased workload and stress that have come with a return to fully in-person classes., Credit: Alex Malanoski 2021
With most college classes back fully in-person, current sophomores who started their college careers online are having a difficult time balancing t...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 19, 2021
  • Length: 05:03
  • Purchases: 1
Driving buses, giving vaccines, patrolling the border: Is the National Guard asked to do too much?
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: A member of the National Guard drives a school bus van in Chelsea, Mass. in October. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker activated the Guard to address a shortage of drivers as the school year began., Credit: Jesse Costa / WBUR
The National Guard is being tasked with a growing number of missions, and critics argue that heavy deployments are straining the force.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KPBS, WRFA-LP, North Country Public Radio, KMXT and more


  • Added: Nov 18, 2021
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 6
GN_5.10_YogaBehindBars
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 5
Caption: Good News for a Good Planet - Change your focus, change your world.
‘Yoga Behind Bars’ is an extraordinary program that seeks to offer healing and transformation in an environment where many people believe, that no ...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2021
  • Length: 02:30
Minnesota Native News: Native educator shares lessons from Native families distance learning
From: Ampers
Series: Minnesota Native News
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Families and school districts across Minnesota are thinking about what the next school year may look like for teachers, children and families. The ...

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  • Added: Jul 22, 2020
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 8
These immigrant parents fought to save their Redwood City school — and won
From: Lee Romney
Caption: Familes of Fair Oaks Community School in Redwood City protest their school closure , Credit: Gloria Rangel
The growth of charter schools has led to declining enrollment at traditional public schools across California -- and in some cases to school closur...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 09, 2018
  • Length: 09:36
  • Purchases: 1
#762- A Shortage in pension plans
From: marc cuniberti
Series: Money Matters Economic Forum
Caption: Money Matters host Marc Cuniberti
Massive under funding threatens the lifeblood of many retirees. Hear about the shocking new here.

  • Added: Dec 18, 2016
  • Length: 04:52
Maritime-themed school to open in Cleveland
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Students at Toledo's maritime school, Credit: Timothy Dubravetz
The opening of a new maritime-themed high school was announced Tuesday in Cleveland. It joins the 3 other maritime schools in the Great Lakes region.

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WCMU Michigan, WKSU, and WBFO


  • Added: Dec 14, 2016
  • Length: 01:10
  • Purchases: 4
Great Lakes researchers worry about Trump cuts to climate change research
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Mud stored for climate change research at the Unviersity at Buffalo, November 2016., Credit: ANGELICA A. MORRISON / Mud stored for climate change research at the Unviersity at Buffalo, November 2016.
Climate change researchers in the Great Lakes region fear Trump administration could move forward with anti-climate change agenda.

Bought by North Country Public Radio, WCPN, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WCMU Michigan, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Dec 09, 2016
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 6
Cross-border Boko Haram attacks displace students in Cameroon’s Far North Region
From: Free Speech Radio News
Caption: Deserted school in Amchidé, Cameroon, Credit: Ngala Killian Chimtom
Report from FSRN's Ngala Killian Chimtom in Cameroon.

  • Added: Jan 19, 2015
  • Length: 04:21
Teach For America Under Fire
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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While many schools across the country are facing budget cuts and teacher layoffs, students at highly reputable universities are signing up in drove...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WXDU


  • Added: Feb 17, 2014
  • Length: 11:18
  • Purchases: 2
Marijuana Series - Episode 5
From: Hannah Leigh Myers
Series: Amendment 64 - Marijuana Legalization Bill - Colorado 2012
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This episode looks at marijuana, Amendment 64 and the war on drugs.

  • Added: Oct 25, 2012
  • Length: 06:04
In Indiana School District, Dropouts Have Tech Alternative to Regular Classroom
From: The National Center for Media Engagement
Series: PBS Newshour
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In Shelbyville, Ind., Melissa Lakes and the Student Achievement Center provide at-risk students with technology-enhanced hands-on learning. But it ...

  • Added: Aug 13, 2012
  • Length: 08:56
8th-Grade Journalist Spotlights Violence in School, Hopes Obama Will Notice
From: The National Center for Media Engagement
Series: PBS Newshour
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How does violence affect students' ability to learn? That's what eighth-grader De'Qonton Davis and his classmates set out to investigate as part of...

  • Added: Aug 13, 2012
  • Length: 09:04
As Kids with Autism Mature, So Do Universities
From: Grace Hood
Caption: CSU peer mentor Jane works with Mark, a student with Asperger's Syndrome., Credit: Grace Hood
As the number of people with autism and Asperger’s Syndrome grows, more are heading off to college.

Bought by WABE, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 20, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
Universities Cater to Student Veterans One Program at a Time
From: Grace Hood
Caption: A poster from the American Veterans Institute
More veterans are going back to school after Congress passed the post 9/11 GI bill last year. It set aside almost $4 billion in scholarship funding...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 08, 2010
  • Length: 04:35
  • Purchases: 1
LItigation training
From: NPR Economic Training Project
Caption: Brian Iverson examines a witness as part of Bass Berry & Sims litigation training.
One law firm in Nashville is training its younger, less expensive attorneys to take on trial work as clients look for ways to cut costs.

Bought by WLPR and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 27, 2009
  • Length: 04:07
  • Purchases: 2
Schools prepare for H1N1
From: Jordan Nelson
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With school back in session, administrators have to deal with the possibility of swine flu in their classrooms.

  • Added: Sep 02, 2009
  • Length: 03:39
GI Bill
From: Emilie Ritter Saunders
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A new generation of veterans are joining the ranks of those going to college for free under the new GI Bill.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 27, 2009
  • Length: 02:39
  • Purchases: 1
Developing an exhibit about asteroids
From: Mandy Walker
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The Space Science Institute is launching a new $3 million project to develop a set of exhibits on asteroids and is using middle school students to ...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2009
  • Length: 05:24
Ahead of Laura Bush's Visit, A School's Facelift
From: Addie Goss
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Fresh paint, watered plans, electricity: U.S. money helps spruce up a Malian school ahead of the First Lady's visit.

  • Added: Apr 09, 2008
  • Length: 05:40
Idaho Grads
From: Guy Hand
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Getting Idaho Into Higher Education

  • Added: Dec 05, 2007
  • Length: 03:49
Judging the Press
From: [redacted] [redacted]
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News and features on the War in Iraq

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: May 19, 2006
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Perinatal Hospice: A Matter of Language
From: Miles Eddy
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How we view a situation can drastically change how we make decisions. Doctors and nurses have to communicate complex and difficult issues to griev...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2005
  • Length: 05:21
Perinatal Hospice: Ethical Issues
From: Miles Eddy
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It’s not until we have to make choices that have no clear outcome that our ethics are challenged and we have to re-evaluate what we consider right ...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2005
  • Length: 07:01
Perinatal Hospice: A Story of Support
From: Miles Eddy
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Thousands of parents a year are faced with making informed decisions when their unborn baby has an uncertain outcome due to birth defects and other...

Bought by KRCC-FM and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 10, 2005
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 2