American Radio Works
American Public Media's American RadioWorks creates documentaries, series projects, and investigative reports for the public radio system and the Internet. American RadioWorks releases documentaries in the spring and fall.
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A Visit From the Church Lady
Back in the 1960s, the Supreme Court declared it was ...
Back in the 1960s, the Supreme Court declared it was unconstitutional for public schools to sponsor organized prayer and bible readings, but today there are still groups who say religious lessons belong in public school programs.
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Teaching Black Lives Matter
In November, a new social studies book about the Black ...
In November, a new social studies book about the Black Lives Matter movement will be available for middle school and high school students nationwide. While no one has had a chance to read the book yet, the idea is stirring controversy and curiosity.
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Beyond the Blackboard
In the 1940s a British headmaster named Kurt Hahn set ...
In the 1940s a British headmaster named Kurt Hahn set up a wilderness school called Outward Bound to teach young men the skills they needed to survive World War II -- skills like leadership, persistence, and working together. Hahn believed these were ...
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From Boots to Books
The longest war in American history is drawing to a ...
The longest war in American history is drawing to a close. Now, the men and women who served are coming home, and many hope to use higher education to build new, better lives. They have help from the Post-9/11 GI Bill, a piece of legislation that ma ...
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Teaching Teachers
Research shows good teaching makes a big difference in how ...
Research shows good teaching makes a big difference in how much kids learn. But the United States lacks an effective system for training new teachers or helping them get better once they're on the job. This documentary examines why, and asks what it ...
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The Living Legacy
Before the civil rights movement, African Americans were largely barred ...
Before the civil rights movement, African Americans were largely barred from white-dominated institutions of higher education. And so black Americans, and their white supporters, founded their own schools, which came to be known as Historically Black ...
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From the Archives: Early Lessons
Head Start got its start 50 years ago. Our documentary, ...
Head Start got its start 50 years ago. Our documentary, "Early Lessons," by Emily Hanford, profiles the program that inspired the creation of Head Start.
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Goodbye, College Ratings (For Now)
The Obama administration recently declared that it would no longer ...
The Obama administration recently declared that it would no longer pursue a college ratings system based on accessibility, affordability and student success. And college presidents everywhere breathed a sigh of relief.
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Sweet Briar Returns
Sweet Briar College was about to close after struggling with ...
Sweet Briar College was about to close after struggling with dwindling enrollment and other problems. An alumni group raised more than 20 million dollars in pledges to keep the doors open, but the school's survival is still deeply in doubt.
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The Future of Historically Black Colleges
Historically Black Colleges and Universities proliferated throughout the late 19th ...
Historically Black Colleges and Universities proliferated throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when many white schools refused to admit African Americans, especially in the South. Our guest this week feels HBCUs still serve a crucial ro ...
