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Education Secretary Arne Duncan has called Detroit, where four out of 10 children don't graduate from high school, "arguably, the worst school dist...
- Added: Aug 14, 2012
- Length: 09:01
One city's struggle to regain its economic footing is also tied to significant problems in its schools. Jeffrey Brown reports from Reading, Pa., as...
- Added: Aug 14, 2012
- Length: 10:27
Trying to entice wayward students back to class in Las Vegas, Chaparral High School Principal David Wilson led teams into communities to knock on d...
- Added: Aug 14, 2012
- Length: 07:57
Students with learning differences are twice as likely as their peers to drop out of high school, according to the National Center for Learning Dis...
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- Added: Aug 14, 2012
- Length: 09:56
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A growing number of state legislatures are using driving privileges as an incentive to keep students from dropping out of high school. States' laws...
- Added: Aug 14, 2012
- Length: 07:20
Hoping to stem a high school dropout crisis, one Texas superintendent is luring many students back to school by giving them a taste of college cour...
- Added: Aug 13, 2012
- Length: 08:00
Victor Rios says he has lived two lifetimes. In his first, he was a gang member, juvenile delinquent and high school dropout. Now, he's a sociology...
- Added: Aug 13, 2012
- Length: 08:54
Photographer and University of California, Santa Barbara professor Richard Ross has spent five years documenting juvenile detention facilities thro...
- Added: Aug 13, 2012
- Length: 05:46
College can be tough but students who are also mothers have to balance work with real-life home work.
- Added: Aug 01, 2012
- Length: 10:00
Tyrese Graham remembers his first day as a teacher at John Marshall Metropolitan High School in Chicago, IL.
- Added: May 29, 2012
- Length: 02:16
- Purchases: 2
Two stories about teachers who went beyond the classroom to help their kids.
Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, WEZU, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, WTJU, and KUOW
- Added: May 01, 2012
- Length: 02:50
- Purchases: 5
On a typical day at Brightworks, a private school in San Francisco’s Mission District, students are welding, listening to indie music, and writing ...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Mar 13, 2012
- Length: 07:59
- Purchases: 3
San Francisco’s Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood has higher rates of poverty, unemployment, and violence than any other part of the city. But its...
- Added: Mar 11, 2012
- Length: 07:51
A big milestone for women in Tibetan Buddhism, as a nun is recognized with a prestigious Buddhist academic title for the first time ever. TWO VERSI...
- Added: Aug 16, 2011
- Length: 10:06
An expert on hazing is looking at ways to prevent this dangerous initiation ritual from happening on campus. Kelley Libby reports.
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- Added: Jul 18, 2011
- Length: 02:31
- Purchases: 2
A generation ago, it was colorful clothing, but today, kids are more into shopping for specific brands. Why? Zoe Norling, a student at Susan B Anth...
- Added: May 10, 2011
- Length: 01:00
"Technology is great," says Ruth Mullin, student at Susan B. Anthony Middle School (Minneapolis). But too much texting can cause you to ignore your...
- Added: Apr 24, 2011
- Length: 01:00
A New Orleans non-profit tutors second graders in reading
- Added: Mar 29, 2010
- Length: 03:15
A college professor is following the footsteps of a civil rights icon James Farmer, by training his students in the art of debate. Lydia Wilson, ...
- Added: Feb 05, 2010
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 4
Students in Lexington, Mass. have written a play based on the music of '90s band Neutral Milk Hotel.
- Added: Oct 23, 2009
- Length: 07:10
A personal reflection about the Asian-American Psychological Conference.
- Added: Jul 31, 2009
- Length: 06:09
Julie Adler, producer for The Tibet Connection talks to Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche about the Tibetan tradition of dream yoga. What is it and why is i...
- Added: Apr 18, 2009
- Length: 06:16
Producer Julie Adler meets up with reknowned Buddhist teacher and author, Reginald Ray in Los Angeles to talk about his latest book, 'Touching Enli...
- Added: Apr 18, 2009
- Length: 16:16
Against a backdrop of failing public schools throughout the state of Texas, there is a new program at Austin High School showing new initiative. It...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
- Added: Jan 13, 2009
- Length: 04:41
- Purchases: 2
New Orleans Teacher Receives Coveted Award
- Added: Dec 28, 2008
- Length: 06:00
