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Top of Mind - How American Boys and Men are Falling Behind
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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American boys and men are falling behind. Have we accidentally overlooked their struggles?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, KMXT, and RADIOLEX


  • Added: Feb 15, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 4
Top of Mind - Many Students Lack Motivation to Learn. What Can We Do?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Between chronic absenteeism and shifting grading systems, we know many students lack motivation to learn. What can schools do differently?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, KOWS, RADIOLEX, and KMXT


  • Added: Feb 08, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 5
Jacob Vigdor: College Admissions Quandries
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Jacob Vigdor
Whether it be standardized testing, grades, extracurricular activities or personal essays, the question of how to level the playing field in educat...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
What Is The Difference Between Constructionist, Originalist and Liberal Justices?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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How do Supreme Court justices differ in the way they interpret the Constitution?

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 2
What is a "lame duck" session?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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What can the President and Congress do before they're sworn in?

  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 04:36
Top of Mind - Introducing "Stick With It": What happens when you lean in to a challenging perspective?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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A new series of conversations about leaning in to a challenging perspective, rather than backing away

Bought by KMXT, KOWS, RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio), KSTK and more


  • Added: Oct 20, 2023
  • Length: 52:49
  • Purchases: 7
Top of Mind - Public Education is in Crisis. Are Elected School Boards the Problem?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Public education in America is in crisis. Are elected school boards the problem – or the key to a solution?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, KMXT, RADIOLEX, and WYAP


  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 5
Top of Mind - Where’s the Middle Ground on Affirmative Action?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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The US Supreme Court is again considering whether universities can make an applicant’s race part of the decision to admit or reject.

Bought by KMXT, KSTK, RadioStPete Florida, KOWS, RADIOLEX and more


  • Added: Jun 14, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 8
Top Of Mind - What is the Purpose of Prison
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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America’s justice system relies heavily on incarceration. What is the purpose of prison, and is it working to keep us safe?

Bought by WXDU, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, WYAP, RADIOLEX and more


  • Added: Mar 16, 2023
  • Length: 52:52
  • Purchases: 7
Roderick Graham: The End of Affirmative Action?
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Rod Graham
With the right-leaning US Supreme Court poised to eliminate affirmative action in higher education around the country — this seemed like an opportu...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
Top of Mind - When is War Justified?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Rarely is going to war clearly the right or wrong choice. When is war justified?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RADIOLEX, RadioStPete Florida, KOWS, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Nov 01, 2022
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 9
World in Progress 10/15/2020
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: World in Progress: Global Development Issues ~ from DW
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This week on the show: COVID pandemic increases hardships on children - How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted children all over the world? With ...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
Episode 80: Unequal Play to Unwanted Contact
From: Shira Rascoe
Series: No Jargon
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Title IX protects against sexual assault and gender discrimination at universities. Celene Reynolds discusses the state of Title IX today, and how ...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: May 10, 2017
  • Length: 21:51
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 78: Can’t Get Ahead
From: Shira Rascoe
Series: No Jargon
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Poverty can persist in the same communities for generations, especially communities of color. Professor Darrick Hamilton walks through the policies...

  • Added: Apr 21, 2017
  • Length: 27:15
Episode 75: Buy the Book
From: Shira Rascoe
Series: No Jargon
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As charter school debates play out at the local level, out-of-state donors are contributing millions of dollars to school board campaigns in cities...

  • Added: Mar 15, 2017
  • Length: 19:39
Zoe Weil: Sustainable Education
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Zoe Weil
What’s the purpose of schooling? Reading, writing and ‘rithmetic, right? Well, our guest today begs to differ. Zoe Weil, author and the founder of ...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 12, 2016
  • Length: 29:40
  • Purchases: 2
Life of the Law #78: A Revolution in a Cornfield
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
Caption: Mrs. Montini’s class reads Pete the Cat together., Credit: Ashley Cleek
In Kansas, public schools are at the heart of a debate about how much money the state should budget for education -- a debate that comes down to a ...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2016
  • Length: 32:54
School Violence
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: School Violence, Credit: jacket cover design by Emily Osborne
More violence is committed in America than any other industrialized nation. Nowhere is that sad fact more prevalent than on our school grounds.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Political Classroom
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: The Political Classroom jacket, Credit: Routledge Press
When politics is polarized, so is American Society. That, in turn, makes things more difficult for educators and students. It becomes riskier for t...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and KCBX


  • Added: Feb 03, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
ATC Charter Coda: Much ado about... nothing?
From: nancy udell
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We thought we finished our series on the ATC Charter Story, but...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2012
  • Length: 21:34
How to Judge a Teacher
From: Learning Matters
Series: Race to the Top
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NEA president Dennis Van Roekel talks with John Merrow about teacher evaluation; should we judge teachers based on how they teach or on what their ...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Apr 19, 2010
  • Length: 08:40
  • Purchases: 1
Building Green
From: Bill Baue
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Ageism in Today's Society
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
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Ageism in Today's Society and Born Digital...this week on Prime Time Radio.

  • Added: Oct 28, 2008
  • Length: 59:58