Scholar Michael Kirst discusses the future of standardized testing in the college admissions process.
Mar 7th, 2001 |
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Duration: 19:30 min
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‘Radio Vault’ Podcast - Teaching Gap: Do Other Countries Do it Better?
UCLA psychologist James Stigler thinks he has at least a partial explanation for the learning gap: he says there's a teaching gap.
Mar 5th, 2001 |
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Duration: 16:30 min
‘Radio Vault’ Podcast - The Assault on Parents
Half of Americans believe "irresponsible parents" are the main reason children fail to thrive in our society. Author Sylvia Ann Hewitt discusses this issue.
Feb 26th, 2001 |
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Duration: 19:30 min
‘Radio Vault’ Podcast - Our Schools vs Theirs: An International Comparison
In a recent international study of student performance (the TIMSS-R), American 8th graders ranked only 19th in the world in mathematics and 18th in science. David Berliner discusses the issue.
Feb 26th, 2001 |
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Duration: 15:00 min
‘Radio Vault’ Podcast - Childhood Poverty
Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund, talks about what America needs to do to ensure that no child is left behind.
Feb 15th, 2001 |
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Duration: 19:30 min
‘Radio Vault’ Podcast - Learning Differences Among the “Learning Disabled”
Dr. Mel Levine of the All Kinds of Minds Institute re-examines our assumptions about learning disabilities.
Feb 15th, 2001 |
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Duration: 15:00 min
‘Radio Vault’ Podcast - Venture Philantrophy: Silicon Valley Invests in Education
Kim Smith, of the New School Venture Fund, talks about making smart investments in education.
Feb 14th, 2001 |
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Duration: 19:30 min
‘Radio Vault’ Podcast - Algebra and Civil Rights
Renowned civil rights leader Robert Moses makes the argument that math literacy is as important to becoming a full American citizen as voting.
Feb 14th, 2001 |
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Duration: 15:00 min
‘Radio Vault’ Podcast - Teaching Mark Twain
Chadwick describes her program to help teachers understand how they can use Twain's racially charged material as a productive tool in understanding American history.
Feb 9th, 2001 |
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Duration: 15:00 min
‘Radio Vault’ Podcast - Bush’s Education Agenda
Former Clinton education advisor, Andy Rotherham, and Margaret La Montagne, Domestic Policy Advisor to President Bush, discuss how Bush's reforms would change American schools.
Feb 8th, 2001 |
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Duration: 36:00 min
