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A New Lifeline for Students in Debt -- Maybe

From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk

College is now ridiculously expensive and students are in hock up to their eyebrows. President Biden wants to help -- but the Supremes have stopped...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida

Plastics in Paradise: Wavelengths Podcast Episode 1

From: Betsy Brown

Caption: Papah?naumoku?kea partners pose with debris collected from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2017., Credit: NOAA

Hear how trash is affecting wildlife in one of the world's most remote places.

Hurricane Season Got You Down? Get Back On Track With These Disaster Survival Tips

From: The Steve Pomeranz Show
Series: The Steve Pomeranz Hour

Plus: Do I Have Enough For Retirement? Naked Retirement: Prepare To Bare It All In Your Golden Years, First Time Investors Should Avoid These 6 Dan...

Bought by WSGE, WLRN, and WNMU-FM

The Buck Stops Here

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

The residents of Islesboro, Maine are fighting against a growing Lyme disease panic.

Bought by WRVO Public Media

Sound & Vision: Why Deaf People See Differently

From: Rebecca Sheir

Caption: The secret behind Gallaudet's circular classrooms lies in something called "visual attention.", Credit: Gallaudet University

Deaf people don't see better... they see differently.

Bought by KVNF, New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix

School on Wheels

From: Leslie Griffin
Series: Los Angeles features

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

Developing an exhibit about asteroids

From: Mandy Walker

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 ...

Chinese Language Immersion Sports Camp

From: Heidi Chang

Caption: Students watch as their teachers--former ping pong champions from China, demonstrate their skills, Credit: Heidi Chang

The Confucius Institute in Hawaii is attracting teachers and students nationwide to participate in a unique summer camp. It's the only camp that t...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio

Haudenosaunee Promise Scholars

From: Brad Horn

The first student to graduate as part of a Syracuse University full scholarship for Native American students got his degree last month.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio

WWOZ Street Talk-Sweet Home New Orleans

From: David Weinberg
Series: WWOZ- Street Talk

SHNO is a coalition of non-profits set up to bring Musicians back to New Orleans

Bought by WKMS

Part 1: Welcome to Western Guilford

From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

We begin a series to better understand the challenges facing all high schools by looking closely at one school: Western Guilford High School in Gre...

Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Part 2: Freshman Academy

From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

More students drop out in the 9th grade than any other year of school. At Western Guilford High School in Greensboro, North Carolina, school leader...

Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Part 3: The Home Team

From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

A ball game at Western Guilford High School was once the "only" place to be on a Friday night. Western was the heart of a tight-knit community that...

Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Part 4: What Are Kids Learning?

From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

Do you remember what you learned in high school? Much of what is taught stays the same, year after year, from generation to generation. Homer's Ody...

Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KZMU Moab Community Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Part 5: What Are You Going to Be When You Grow Up?

From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

In Greensboro, North Carolina the textile and manufacturing industries once provided good jobs to generations of people with little or no education...

Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Part 6: Tests, Tests and More Tests

From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

There has been a dramatic change in education and it?s all about numbers. State and federal laws now require schools to measure just about everythi...

Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KPFT

Part 7: AP or Not AP?

From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

In the past five years, at Western and high schools around the country, there's been a big push to increase the number of students taking higher le...

Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), 90.5 WSNC, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Part 8: The Future of Teachers

From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

Schools across the country are scrambling to fill a teacher shortage. In Greensboro, North Carolina, the school system is offering new teachers fre...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KQAT

Part 10: The Meaning of High School

From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

We conclude our series from Western Guilford High School in Greensboro. A team of reporters visited Western over the course of six months?. gettin...

Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Part 9: Card #10 (Sue)

From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

Every year, hundreds of thousands of teenagers in the United States drop out of school. The reasons are many and each story is unique. Today, as ...

Bought by WEZU, WVAS, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Perinatal Hospice: A Matter of Language

From: Miles Eddy

How we view a situation can drastically change how we make decisions. Doctors and nurses have to communicate complex and difficult issues to griev...

Perinatal Hospice: Ethical Issues

From: Miles Eddy

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 ...

Perinatal Hospice: A Story of Support

From: Miles Eddy

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

Back to School

From: Eve Abrams

Kids starting junior high school share their excitements and anxieties.

Bought by KZYX and KFAI Minneapolis

Using Wildfire As A Classroom

From: KSUT

Students from 5 states visit Southwest Colorado to learn about the origins of wildfires

Bought by KRFC

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