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Education Podcast with John Merrow | PBS
Learning Matters is a Peabody Award-winning production company. For over thirteen years, we've been producing outstanding reportage about American education. Our producers, alongside veteran education correspondent John Merrow, produce podcasts that focus on all issues related to education. Some of our programs touch on school reform, leadership, the new teacher's movement, testing, NCLB and higher ed. Our journalism goes beyond just telling a story; we want to make a difference in the lives of young people. And we use our television programs and podcasts to spotlight problems and celebrate solutions. Learn more at: http://www.pbs.org/merrow
Last Update: 2009-03-10
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1. The Engine of Innovation-Education Podca...Thanks to the federal stimulus package, new Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has a $160 billion budget -- and of that, he can spend $5 billion any way he pleases. With over 200 special interest groups and countless superintendents clamoring for his attention, Duncan has a lot of options.
Duncan shares his thoughts on best strategies, and how he hopes to impact an education system where 3 out 10 ninth graders fail to graduate.AUDIODuration: 7:53 3/10/2009 2. The Road Ahead-Education Podcast with Jo...Former Assistant Secretary of Education Christopher T. Cross has seen a lot of education secretaries come and go, but none with as large a budget as Arne Duncan.
Mr. Cross details the challenges Duncan will face as he aims to spend his department's $160 billion budget. With over 200 special interest groups and countless superintendents clamoring for his attention, Cross says Duncan has a tough job ahead.AUDIODuration: 7:53 3/10/2009 3. Bridging the Divide-Education Podcast wi...Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers, believes that reform begins with teachers. But the question now is how to support them.
Weingarten offers her opinion on how the new secretary should use his budget and explains why she thinks national standards should be his priority.AUDIODuration: 8:03 3/10/2009 4. The Supers-Education Podcast with John M...Arne Duncan has $5 billion dollars of discretionary money to disburse as he sees fit. Superintendents across the country are debating where they think the money should go. Four of the nation’s best Superintendents discuss their feelings on one issue that is certain to be on Arne’s agenda, national standards.AUDIODuration: 6:16 3/10/2009 5. Across the River-Education Podcast with ...Peekskill, New York is one of the many small cities across the country where the recession is making a huge impact on education. In this podcast, David Wald, Managing Producer at Learning Matters, sits down with correspondent John Tulenko to talk about the stimulus package and the effects of the recession on the Peekskill School District and other districts across the country.AUDIODuration: 9:25 2/17/2009 6. Carrot and Stick-Education Podcast with ...Paul Vallas has adopted a dozen strategies to fix New Orleans' ailing Recovery School District. In this podcast, he talks about his district's attendance problem, hiring truancy officers to combat the problem and how his strategies are working.AUDIODuration: 11:50 2/10/2009 9. Due to Financial Reasons...-Education Po...Alyson Karakouzian, a 32-year-old freshman at UMass-Boston, is juggling home life (a husband and three kids) during her first year of college. This podcast is part of our series on the cost of higher education. AUDIODuration: 8:51 12/16/2008 10. Dis-investing in Higher Education?-Educa...George Miller talks about the Higher Education funding problem and why it is bad for those who are currently getting their education. This podcast is part of our series on the cost of higher education. AUDIODuration: 11:13 12/16/2008 Page 1 of 10  100 Episodes
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