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In an effort to stem the tide of dating violence and domestic violence, a school-based intervention program is being tried in Canada and a few U.S....

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Jun 14, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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A recap of some compelling moments from an online gathering of 75 diverse peacemakers from around the globe in 2010.

Bought by KUOW, KUOW, KUOW, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 23, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Students take a standardized test at a high school in Greensboro, North Carolina., Credit: Billy Barnes
There’s been a dramatic change in public education over the past 10 years and it’s all about numbers. (9/6/2007)

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KPIP-LP, NPR Illinois, WTIP, KERA and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
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 WESM 91.3 FM, KPIP-LP, KQED, KZYX, Nevada Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: A student in a preschool classroom at River Breeze Elementary, a public school in Palatka, Florida. Preschool used to be a radical idea, but now the majority of American children go to preschool. , Credit: Stephen Smith
There’s been a quiet revolution in America’s schools over recent decades. We’ve added an extra grade to a child’s education: Preschool. (10/29/2009)

Bought by WMUU-LP, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WSKG, KPIP-LP, KMUZ and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 9
Caption: Teacher Joe Curtis working with a student at Hardy Elementary School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Credit: Emily Hanford
Kids need good teachers. It’s something people know instinctively. But experts disagree over how to measure teacher quality. (8/26/2010)

Bought by WMUU-LP, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KPIP-LP, KMUZ, WTIP and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
Caption: Drawings from the kids of the Liebfrauen school
40 million Americans have German ancestry, but none speak German-how come? Why did the Germans emigrate at all? And the amazing story of the treaty...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2010
  • Length: 37:35
Caption: Drawings from the kids of the heinrich-Roller-Grundschule
School-To-School, Transatlantic Skype Interview

  • Added: Aug 19, 2010
  • Length: 11:00
Caption: Claudia Villa with her high school diploma
Teens talk about standards, inequality, and getting out of public high school in America. Schooled is one hour of some of the best youth radio st...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KTSW 89.9, KMXT, KGOU, WSKG and more


  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: 55:59
  • Purchases: 32
Caption: From left to right: Taylor Griffin, Gail Stewart, Victor Torres, Tara Ford
KUNM Youth Radio Programmer Taylor Griffin interviews KUNM Youth Radio Blogger Victor Torres and his attorneys Gail Stewart of the Steven Granberg ...

Bought by PRX Remix and YouthCast


  • Added: May 17, 2010
  • Length: 20:25
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Bashar Jawad, Lemanja Lambert + Luke Iha of KUNM's Youth Radio Project
Elementary, Middle and High School students all share stories about conflicts they face everyday, how they resolve them, and ideas about how to hel...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KGNU Community Radio, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Apr 27, 2010
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 4
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Vroom, vroom, vroom...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2009
  • Length: 03:59
Caption: Gutzmann kids at the radijojo offices
Ever had trouble listening? ever had trouble concentrating? Yes sometimes we all have such problems. But some have it worst than others, some even...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2009
  • Length: 30:01
Caption: Radijojo Moderators Anna and Kennedy
Germany is not all paved with gold, as some people think. American composer Todd Fletcher wanted to bring a little gold to a city suburb called Wed...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2009
  • Length: 29:58
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One quiet autumn morning the United States was suddenly attacked by a small band of determined men inspired by a charismatic religious fanatic. The...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Sep 29, 2009
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
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This documentary won a 2010 Peabody Award. Nationwide, suburban schools are doing a good job educating white students, but those schools are not ge...

Bought by WNYC, WAER Syracuse, NY, KUER, WESM 91.3 FM, WITF and more


  • Added: Sep 26, 2009
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 40
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Our School, Ra2 at Marshall Campus, is often judged by stories people hear and the way the school is observed on the outside.

  • Added: Mar 19, 2009
  • Length: 06:08
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Jorge Ramos Univison News anchor talks about his new book and more.

  • Added: Oct 30, 2008
  • Length: 19:24
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An Interview with John Kevin Hines a suicide survivor

  • Added: Sep 09, 2008
  • Length: 06:05
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The newest, hottest idea in school reform seems to be paying students to learn. Is it a good idea, or a way to avoid tackling the tough issues? We ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 30, 2008
  • Length: 06:56
  • Purchases: 1
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Audio portrait of everyman's graduation day.

  • Added: Jun 09, 2008
  • Length: 04:36
Caption: Colman McCarthy
Can we, should we, teach peace in our schools? Two individuals who are driven to teach peace in Washington, DC and Seattle, WA are profiled.

Bought by WGDR


  • Added: Jan 22, 2008
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 1
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An inspiring story of a man who turned his grief over his slain son into action to teach nonviolence to school kids.

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI and WGDR


  • Added: Jan 22, 2008
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2
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There are no specific standards in a college environment and everyone can be successful

Bought by KRUA and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jul 23, 2007
  • Length: 04:22
  • Purchases: 2
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Teen girls from Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel have been gathering each of the last several summers at the Creativity for Peace Camp in New Mexico...

Bought by KXOT Public Radio, KXOT Public Radio, WNYC, and WFDD


  • Added: Jan 04, 2007
  • Length: 58:22
  • Purchases: 4