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 AUDIO
SALES CATALOG • 2000-2001
This
listing highlights the guests and topics of 26 Programs.
Programs: 1-6
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Chris Doherty |
A
School in Kenya
"Baraka" is Swahili for "blessing"
- and that's just what the school turned out to be for many
of its students.
Recorded: 11.2.00
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Heather MacDonald |
Robert McCabe |
Remediation
on College Campuses
Heather Mac Donald, a John M. Olin fellow
at the Manhattan Institute, and Robert McCabe, a Senior
Fellow at The League for Innovation in the Community College
debate the proper role of remedial education on college
campuses.
Recorded:
8.22.00
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Cliff Adelman |
A
High-Tech Alternative to College
Cliff Adelman of the U.S. Department of Education
talks about I.T. Certification, the new, parallel post-secondary
universe.
Recorded: 11.29.00
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Leon Kass |
Lessons
in Courtship and Marriage
Schools across the country are implementing "marriage
skills curricula"- designed to teach high school students how
to navigate marriage and relationships.
Recorded: 11.29.00
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Alexander Russo
Ray Domanico |
Can
Philanthropy Save Our Schools?
An appraisal of the successes and failures of
the Annenberg Challenge in Chicago and New York. Also... a discussion
of future philanthropic school reform initiatives.
Recorded:
11.28.00
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Jacques Steinberg |
Dismantling
Bilingual Education
Jacques Steinberg, National Education Reporter
for The New York Times discusses the politics of dismantling
bilingual education. Recorded:11.29.00
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Johnetta Cole |
Cross-Racial
Friendships- A Mirror on American Culture
Anthropologist and former Spelman
CollegePresident, Johnetta
Cole, addresses self-segregation and the
importance of cross racial friendships.
Recorded:
12.5.00
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Jane Healy |
Toddlers
and Computers- Too Much Too Soon?
Author Jane
Healy and software developer Tony Fernandes
battle over the benefits of computers in early learning.
Recorded:
11.22.00
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Gary Orfield |
The
Re-Segregation of American Schools
Gary Orfield, of Harvard's Civil Rights Project,
reflects on the end of busing and the status of desegregation.
Recorded:
11.28.00
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Joan Mandle |
Women's
Studies Under Attack
Former director of Women's Studies at Colgate
University Dr.
Joan Mandle talks about the controversial
politics that plague Women's Studies Programs around the country.
Recorded:
12.7.00 |
Kay Hymowitz |
Homework
...in Kindergarten?
Once an idyll of graham crackers and finger painting,
kindergarten has become increasingly academic, teaching skills
like addition and reading that once were reserved for 1st grade.
Recorded: 12.5.00
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Suellen Fried |
The
Schoolyard Battlefield
Author Suellen Fried discusses the psychology
behind bullying and what parents and teachers can do to create
safer school environments.
Recorded:
12.15.00
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Casey Carter |
No
Excuses: Lessons from High Performing, High Poverty Schools
Casey Carter, a fellow at The Heritage Foundation,
talks about the lessons we can learn from high-poverty schools
where children are excelling.
Recorded:
9.13.00
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Augusta Kappner |
Universal
Pre-K
Dr. Augusta Kappner, President of the Bank Street
College of Education, discusses the benefits of early learning
and the obstacles states face in implementing a public pre-kindergarten
system.
Recorded:
12.11.00
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Andy Rotherham |
Pay-for-Performance
Policy Analyst Andy Rotherham suggests there's
promise in pay for performance.
Recorded:
12.15.00 |
Jean Kilbourne |
How
Advertising Changes the Way We Think
Jean Kilbourne, author of Can't Buy My Love,
explores how advertising affects young people- especially girls-
by offering false promises of rebellion, connection and control.
Recorded:
12.15.00
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Hugh Price |
What
the Military Can Teach Us
Hugh Price, president of the National Urban League,
argues that America needs to take advantage of the specialized
knowledge that the military has to offer.
Recorded: 12.19.00 |
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