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Not a citizen? You can still vote in school board elections — including the recall
From: KSFP
Series: Civic
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Noncitizens in San Francisco are now guaranteed the vote in school board elections, including the upcoming recall election. We speak with some immi...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2022
  • Length: 26:10
70 Million: Where Juvenile Detention Looks More Like Hanging Out
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Paul Hancock, Hannah Wilkinson and Victor Chavez stand in front of basketball hoops outside of The Loft, St. Johns, Ariz., Credit: Photo Credit_ Amy Martin
There’s a place in rural St. Johns, Arizona, where teens who have encounters with officers of the law can play pool, make music, and get mentored i...

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Nov 17, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Complicated Debate Around New York City's Specialized High Schools
From: Katie Anastas
Caption: Teens Take Charge press officers Ayana Smith and Sophie Mode at a press conference on May 17, 2019., Credit: Teens Take Charge Instagram
New York City has been trying to improve diversity in its schools for years. But lawmakers, parents, teachers and students disagree about how to do...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2021
  • Length: 26:40
Episode 1: The ununited state of juvenile justice
From: Rebecca Blatt
Series: Kids Imprisoned
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Based on the laws in the places they live and the adults who happen to be involved in their cases, kids in the juvenile justice system have dramati...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2020
  • Length: 32:10
826LA Cultivates A Love for Reading and Writing
From: NANCY GUAN
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Knowing how to read and write well is fundamental to a good education. But what happens when schools in communities of color lack the resources for...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2020
  • Length: 04:09
Happier Confident Kids - Episode 5
From: Daisy Oz
Series: Happy News
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Exploring solutions on kids struggling with low self-esteem.

  • Added: Feb 13, 2020
  • Length: 03:01
Positive School Initiatives - Episode 3
From: Daisy Oz
Series: Happy News
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Find out the latest in research on the inside-out approach that boosts student well-being and resilience with groups forming positive school programs.

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Feb 07, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Willard: An Alternative 30-Minute Special About a School
From: University of Montana Journalism
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For one semester, college students went back to high school to report on what makes alternative education, well, alternative? At Willard, a public ...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2019
  • Length: 29:35
How Students Feel About Their College's New Relationship Policy
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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In the last few years, many colleges and universities have created a new policy that bans all consensual relationships between undergraduates and f...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2018
  • Length: 03:04
How disabled is too disabled to work?
From: WXXI Rochester
Series: Exited
Caption: Veronica Volk/WXXI News, Credit: Akin Johnson holds his credential during the East High School commencement in June 2017.
In recent years, there has been a push to get people with disabilities into the general workforce. But despite these initiatives, some students who...

Bought by KZYX and Kansas Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 02, 2018
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 2
North Carolina Teachers Cover Classroom Costs On Their Own Dime
From: WUNC
Caption: Guilford County fourth grade math teacher Diana Watson scopes out the shelves of donated markers and highlighters at the Guilford County Teacher Supply Warehouse., Credit: Jess Clark, WUNC
Recent national surveys from the National School Supply and Equipment Association show teachers spend an average of $500 to nearly $1,000 a year ou...

  • Added: Sep 12, 2017
  • Length: 03:49
Parents, Employees Question Cuts To Durham Schools
From: WUNC
Series: American Graduate
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Reductions in state funding have forced school districts across the state to cut millions from their budgets. But parents, employees and activists ...

  • Added: Sep 12, 2017
  • Length: 02:57
What It's Like Inside A Low-Performing School
From: WUNC
Series: American Graduate
Caption: Lead teacher Amy Brewer goes over a Math lesson at Concord Middle School in Cabarrus County., Credit: Reema Khrais
Reema Khrais reports on how teacher retention issues impact low-performing schools.

  • Added: Sep 12, 2017
  • Length: 04:01
The Problem of Rural Schools (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Nearly a quarter of Virginia’s schools are in rural areas. According to one researcher, Federal education policy could threaten the sustainability ...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Aug 25, 2017
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 1
Teacher of the Year (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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It’s no secret that teachers are underpaid and underappreciated. But when a state’s Teacher of the Year jumps ship, it gets a lot of attention. Lil...

Bought by KENW and Radio Catskill


  • Added: Jul 27, 2017
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 2
The Cost of For-Profit College (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Are for-profit colleges and universities worth the money? Lilia Fuquen reports that according to a new study, for-profit colleges are not only cost...

Bought by KENW and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 23, 2017
  • Length: 03:37
  • Purchases: 2
Social Media Scrubbing (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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With graduation ceremonies wrapping up across the country, it’s time for that dreaded next chapter: the job hunt. But for those students scrambling...

Bought by KZYX, KENW, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WOUB


  • Added: Jun 02, 2017
  • Length: 03:06
  • Purchases: 4
The Black Escalation Effect (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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For decades, studies have shown African-American students are disciplined more often and with greater consequences than their white peers. Now, a n...

Bought by KENW, WOUB, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 26, 2017
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 3
Denver Braille Challenge 2017
From: Julia Caulfield
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In January 2017, over a dozen visually impaired and blind young people from the Denver metro area competed in the annual Braille Challenge. It's a ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 03, 2017
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 1
College Credits for Free (Feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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It used to be that a high school education was enough to support a comfortably middle class lifestyle. But these days, it takes a lot more to get a...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Mar 24, 2017
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 1
Maritime schools teach Great Lakes skills
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Students build a tugboat at The Maritime Academy of Toledo, Credit: Timothy Dubravetz
The Maritime Academy of Toledo is one of 56 schools around the country that incorporate skills like boat building and seamanship into its curriculum.

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, WRVO Public Media, North Country Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, WCPN and more


  • Added: Nov 16, 2016
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 7
HIV Affected Youth - Theresa Betancourt - PHM
From: Public Health Minute
Series: Public Health Minute
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Dr. Theresa Betancourt, Director of the Research Program on Childran and Global Adverty at the Harvard School of Public Health and Affiliated Facul...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
Educating Tomorrow's Teachers Focuses on Building Better Student Relationships
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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Education is moving away from a more lecture style to a focus on interactivity while engaging and building relationships with students like never b...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2016
  • Length: 04:00
Saving Onondaga Language from Extinction
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism - 2
Caption: The Onondaga Nation is located at Nedrow, New York. © 2015 Laura Molina
The Onondaga Nation started a program to save their language and their culture. Right know, many native American languages are endangered due to th...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 16, 2015
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Gender Fluid Generation: Evolving Gender Norms At School
From: Youth Radio
Caption: Jace McDonald,16, stands in front of his high school’s bathrooms in El Cerrito, California. Under current California law, students have the right to use the school bathroom that corresponds with their preferred gender., Credit: Teresa Chin
Young people increasingly see gender as not just limited to male and female. Youth Radio has been exploring the torchbearers of gender fluidity -- ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 09, 2015
  • Length: 04:34
  • Purchases: 1