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Put to the Test
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education
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
Early Lessons
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education
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
Reality Check
From: WHJE
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A look into the reality of teen sex.

  • Added: Feb 16, 2011
  • Length: 05:35
Nuevo Comienzo
From: Voces de Nuestro Mundo
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La vida de jóvenes refugiados en Estados Unidos. Stories of Refugee Youth in America.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2011
  • Length: 28:04
Coming of age "illegal"
From: MPR News Stations
Series: MPR News' Youth Series
Caption: Brenda, 19, walks through her Minneapolis neighborhood. She's been living as an illegal immigrant in Minnesota since she was 7 years old., Credit: MPR Photo/Jeff Thompson
When Brenda was 7, she was carried across the border from Mexico. Now 19, the Minneapolis teen wishes she could live and work legally in the countr...

Bought by WTIP, WGXC, KUNM, Radijojo World Children's Radio Network, and KSFR


  • Added: Dec 08, 2010
  • Length: 06:55
  • Purchases: 5
Millennials Face a Tough Job Market
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Reporter Rina Palta takes a hard look at how the toughest job market in decades will shape this recession generation.

Bought by WXVU 89.1 FM Villanova


  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 12:48
  • Purchases: 1
How We Survive: The Recession Generation
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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If you’re a young person looking for a job, it looks pretty dismal out there, and it may not brighten up anytime soon. On this edition of How We Su...

Bought by WCSU-FM, WXVU 89.1 FM Villanova, and KZYX


  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
SRP: The Girifna Movement in Sudan
From: Sudan Radio Project
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From the Sudan Radio Project: we hear about a Sudanese NGO that is working to get out the vote for the upcoming national elections.

  • Added: Feb 07, 2010
  • Length: 05:18
Learn how to learn
From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
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
Pride outLoud
From: outLoud Radio at Youth Radio
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From Sex Ed to vampires, stories on LGBT topics from youth producers.

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WGTE Public Media, KFAI Minneapolis, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Jun 23, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
ADVOCATING FOR A FUTURE?
From: Voices of Our World
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We visited the DOME project in New York City to discuss their work with young offenders and alternative ways to keep kids out of jail.

  • Added: Mar 25, 2009
  • Length: 28:00
School on Wheels
From: Leslie Griffin
Series: Los Angeles features
Caption: school on wheels logo, Credit: www.schoolonwheels.org
School on Wheels is a non-profit program located in Los Angeles which pairs volunteer tutors to homeless students.

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


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 03:09
  • Purchases: 3
Autism Chronicles
From: Long Haul Productions
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Autism Chronicles is an hour-long special profiling three families living and coping with autism.

Bought by PRX Remix, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WVPE, and WXXI Rochester


  • Added: Oct 14, 2008
  • Length: 57:59
  • Purchases: 4
The Bioneers
From: Littleglobe
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An interview with the founders of the Bioneers: Nina Simons and Kenny Ausubel.

Bought by WMUK


  • Added: Aug 11, 2008
  • Length: 07:37
  • Purchases: 1
the Condom Conundrum
From: Voices of Youth - Moab
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The First Amendment and the high school campus.

  • Added: Jun 29, 2008
  • Length: 04:55
Should I Stay or Should I Go (To the Prom)
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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It's considered by many to be a rite of passage, but Blunt reporter David Barber-Callaghan isn't sure whether he wants to go to his senior prom. In...

Bought by PRX Remix, WMPG, and YouthCast


  • Added: May 15, 2008
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 3
The Bad Kids by Marvin Gutierrez
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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His seventh year in the competition, Marvin says this piece is about his love of graffiti. Marvin Gutierrez is 16 years old and a member of Kuumba...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 02:56
Peace Talks Radio: Teaching Peace (Part 2) (29:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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
Peace Talks Radio: Teaching Peace (Part 1) (29:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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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
Bus Basics
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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Too young to get her license, Libby was forced to bum rides off people in order to get around - at least until she decided to bite the bullet and s...

Bought by WMPG, Remix Radio, KOOP, Space Gallery, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Oct 28, 2007
  • Length: 04:15
  • Purchases: 5
A Revolution to Make This Country a Better Place: A Montage of Interviews from Various Participants at the 2007 U.S. Social Forum
From: KUNM
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Carmen Gallegos interviews participants of the U.S. Social Forum about revolutionists, and how they inspired them to create change.

Bought by KPFT and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Oct 03, 2007
  • Length: 14:17
  • Purchases: 2
The "N" Word: It Represents Hatred
From: Radio Rookies
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Rookie Reporter Veralyn Williams reports on the use of the N-word.

Bought by WRNC-LP, KFAI Minneapolis, YouthCast, WBEZ, SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network and more


  • Added: Jul 05, 2007
  • Length: 06:28
  • Purchases: 6
Teen Vox Pop: Why Teens Are Still Driving Drunk
From: Curie Youth Radio
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A disturbing look at the surprising reasons we still get into cars after drinking.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Apr 23, 2007
  • Length: 02:41
  • Purchases: 1
Life on 'The Ave'
From: KUOW
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"It's very much an organism in itself. What can I say? This place has a bit of enchantment to it."

  • Added: Apr 06, 2006
  • Length: 23:58
Preventing Bullying at School (Peace Talks Radio Series)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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Two school counseling experts and a 9 year old discuss what both children and adults can do to prevent or stop bullying.

Bought by WRGY, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, WGDR, Radio Catskill, Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920 and more


  • Added: Sep 05, 2005
  • Length: 29:03
  • Purchases: 6