Producers talk about the stimulus package and the effects of the recession on the Peekskill School District and other districts across the country.
Feb 9th, 2009 | 0 comments
Family / Parents
Higher Ed, Higher Costs: Podcast - American Debt Culture
Pat Callan, President of Nat'l Center Public Policy and Higher Education, talks about how fewer families will be able to afford to send their children to college.
Dec 16th, 2008 | 0 comments
Podcast - Gay Rights in the Classroom
It's 2008 and the campaign for Proposition 8 in California was heated and costly. In 1976 the same debate was going on. What's changed? What hasn't?
Oct 21st, 2008 | 0 comments
Podcast - The Critics
Michelle Rhee has the full support of DC Mayor Adrian Fenty. But what do DC parents, community activists and attorneys have to say about her tactics?
Jul 22nd, 2008 | 0 comments
Paul Vallas in New Orleans: Podcast - A Level Playing Field
Desperate times call for drastic measures. New Orleans Superintendent Paul Vallas some ideas.
Apr 8th, 2008 | 0 comments
Paul Vallas in New Orleans: Podcast - Just One of Me and A Lot of Them
Helen Miller, a single mother in New Orleans' Ninth Ward, works full time to provide for her family of five. And she's afraid for her 16 year-old son.
Feb 26th, 2008 | 0 comments
No Child Left Behind: Podcast - We Needed Something Radical
Michelle Evans was appalled by the conditions at her son’s middle school and so she changed them using a provision of No Child Left Behind.
Sep 25th, 2007 | 0 comments
Podcast - Violence in the Media
Does watching a violent movie increase the likelihood that a child will herself become violent? Pulitzer Prize winning author Richard Rhodes shares his thoughts.
Jun 25th, 2007 | 0 comments
Podcast - Censorship of Children’s Literature
What is acceptable content in children's literature? Should librarians and parents be able to decide what books are appropriate?
Jun 18th, 2007 | 0 comments
Podcast - Leading the Smallest Soldiers
Retired military officer Tim Howle finds a new way to serve his country as principal of McNair Elementary on Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Mar 30th, 2007 | 0 comments
