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  • From: WBHM
  • Updated: Jun 26, 2006
Caption: In addition to balancing academics and athletics, college athletes also face the challenge of injury on the field of play, like this Gardner-Webb soccer player in a game at UAB., Credit: Dan Carsen
All In The Game: Athletics and Academics 
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A look at the challenges of athletics and academics for individuals at NCAA Division I schools and those who hope to be D1 athletes in the future.

  • From: WBHM
  • Updated: Dec 15, 2016
Caption: Amy Jeffries, Credit: Al Barone recruits in Baton Rouge, Louisiana for UP Elementary
Charter Schools 
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Charter schools are changing American education. Some say the change is for better, and others say it's worse. This series looks at the charter schools movement in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee.

  • From: WBHM
  • Updated: Dec 15, 2016
Caption: Central Park School for Children in Durham, NC, is currently the only charter school in the state that holds a weighted lottery that prioritizes low-income families. Last year, 12 of the new 42 kindergarten students entered the school through the economic, Credit: Reema Khrais, WUNC
Matters of Choice 
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The Southern Education Desk takes an in-depth look at school choice in a region where major battles for equal access to education have been fought. Today, parents and educators look at options to eliminate achievement gaps and give students the same opportunities to learn, regardless of their zip code, race, ethnicity or station in life. How does does school choice work? Does it benefit students, teachers and school systems? This series explores the issues. It works well during National School Choice Week, which starts January 24-30, or it can be used at anytime.

  • From: WBHM
  • Updated: Dec 15, 2016
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Summer Learning Lifts Graduation Rates 
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What happens when summer becomes a season of learning for youths instead of just a time to disconnect from school? This series explores a variety of initiatives designed to keep youths engaged in learning over the summer.

  • From: WBHM
  • Updated: Dec 15, 2016
Caption: History Professor John Neff, director of the Center for Civil War Research at the University of Mississippi, reading from the plinth erected in the center of the Confederate cemetery on the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) campus. , Credit: Sandra Knispel, Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Teaching Tough Topics 
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Reporters throughout the South explore teaching the South's past and culture in the classroom.

  • From: WBHM
  • Updated: Dec 15, 2016

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Food and Fellowship
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Caption: Dolores Hydock and Bobby Horton, Credit: Beau Gustafson
A one-hour holiday special featuring a charming mix of intimate storytelling and old-time musical performances of Christmas carols. Featuring music...

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  • Added: Dec 09, 2016
  • Length: 56:36
  • Purchases: 1
School Choice and Change in Nashville
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Series: Matters of Choice
Caption: Students in Nashville, Tenn., have several options in choosing schools. , Credit: LaTonya Turner, WNPT
School Choice has had a significant impact on education in Nashville. LaTonya Turner of WNPT tells the story in this radio piece adapted from telev...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2016
  • Length: 03:59
Matters of Choice: Race, Economics and Choice in North Carolina
From: WBHM
Series: Matters of Choice
Caption: Central Park School for Children in Durham, NC, is currently the only charter school in the state that holds a weighted lottery that prioritizes low-income families. Last year, 12 of the new 42 kindergarten students entered the school through the economic, Credit: Reema Khrais
Choice in some places in North Carolina has resulted in schools segregated by race or income, according to a Duke University study. Reema Khrais of...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2016
  • Length: 04:02
Matters of Choice: Florida--A Hot Spot for School Choice
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Series: Matters of Choice
Caption: Lynn Hatter, Credit: Children in Florida participate in a 2014 rally against a coalition of groups filing suit over the state's Tax Credit Scholarship program.
The list of school options and formats for students in Florida is long. Choice has played a major role in that state's public schools for years. Ho...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2016
  • Length: 04:23
Matters of Choice: New Orleans -- The Choice Epicenter
From: WBHM
Series: Matters of Choice
Caption: Students at Renew Cultural Arts Academy in New Orleans return to class after their morning "value summit.", Credit: Mallory Falk, WWNO
Parents and students in New Orleans choose their schools. What's the impact? What are their choices? What do national experts say about school cho...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2016
  • Length: 04:11
Part 3: Challenges Of Teaching Civil War History As Symbols Fall In Mississippi
From: WBHM
Series: Teaching Tough Topics
Caption: History Professor John Neff, director of the Center for Civil War Research at the University of Mississippi, reading from the plinth erected in the center of the Confederate cemetery on the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) campus. , Credit: Sandra Knispel, Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Mississippi educators face the challenge of teaching a history that stirs emotions.

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting, WRKF, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Nov 30, 2015
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 3
Part 4: Teaching Beyond The Test
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Series: Teaching Tough Topics
Caption: Sarah Cannon helps her New Orleans students prepare for a debate about felon disenfranchisement, Credit: Mallory Falk
Teachers often face the challenge of teaching tough topics in Social Studies confined to a curriculum based on required tests. Is there room in cl...

Bought by WFSU, Georgia Public Broadcasting, and WRKF


  • Added: Nov 30, 2015
  • Length: 04:09
  • Purchases: 3
Part 2: Textbook Fight Riles Tennessee
From: WBHM
Series: Teaching Tough Topics
Caption: This textbook is used in some Tennessee Schools to teach students about Islam, Credit: Chas Sisk
What happens when school children are taught about Islam. Some parents and community residents get upset. Others say students need to know. Chas Si...

Bought by WFSU, Georgia Public Broadcasting, and WRKF


  • Added: Nov 30, 2015
  • Length: 03:28
  • Purchases: 3
Part 1: Race -- The Real History of the South
From: WBHM
Series: Teaching Tough Topics
Caption: Teacher John Mark Edwards uses flexibility in teaching his students at Phillips Academy in Birmingham, Alabama. , Credit: Dan Carsen, Southern Education Desk
This piece, set in Birmingham, Alabama, where many of the nation's greatest civil rights battles were fought, presents many of the issues educators...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WFSU, Georgia Public Broadcasting, WRKF, and Mississippi Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Nov 29, 2015
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 5
Study Centers And Counselors Give Student-Athletes Academic Support
From: WBHM
Series: All In The Game: Athletics and Academics
Caption: The FedEx Student-Athlete Academic Support Center is a busy place at Ole Miss, Credit: Paul Boger
Some student-athletes graduate college. Others don't colleges are investing millions in athletic centers and counselors to help meet the NCAA bench...

Bought by WRKF


  • Added: Sep 25, 2015
  • Length: 03:49
  • Purchases: 1

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