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1. School Gives Adult Students An Existential Kick
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Story: "Adult education doesn't have to be dowdy," says Sophie Howarth, founder of London's School of Life. The school is a place of higher learning dedicated to "the practical application of philosophy on life's core subjects — love, politics, work, family and play."
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public date: Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:40:41 -0400 - (3 MB Type: MPEG)
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2. Parents Battle Over School Mergers
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Story: What drove Nebraska parents to take the matter all the way to the Supreme Court? It's an issue elsewhere as well; Pennsylvania is planning to combine two districts for the first time in 20 years and merger battles are underway in Georgia, Maine, North Dakota, among other states.
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public date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:43:04 -0400 - (2 MB Type: MPEG)
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3. NPR: 09-18-2008 Education
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Stories: 1) Learning To Thrive With Attention Deficit Disorder 2) How Do You Teach Economy Now? 3) To Remain Open, Catholic Schools Become Charters
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public date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:45:36 -0400 - (6 MB Type: MPEG)
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4. NPR: 09-11-2008 Education
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Stories: 1) Performance-Pay Plans Leave Teachers Divided 2) Obama Vows To Double Charter-School Funding 3) Lunch-Tray Exit Irks Some Students 4) Teen Sex, Sex Education And Sarah Palin
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public date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:44:04 -0400 - (7 MB Type: MPEG)
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5. NPR: 09-04-2008 Education
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Stories: 1) Novel Tactics At Chicago School-Funding Protests 2) What To Make Of Students' Sexy Clothes? 3) In Ohio Town, A School Tragedy Averted 4) Why Test NYC Kindergartners?
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public date: Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:43:40 -0400 - (8 MB Type: MPEG)
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6. NPR: 08-28-2008 Education
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Stories: 1) Football Uniforms Turn Up The Heat 2) Newspaper's Woes Hit Journalists' Training Ground 3) What Does It Take To Ace The SAT? 4) Student Loan Crisis Hits Pa. Students
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public date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:44:25 -0400 - (9 MB Type: MPEG)
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7. NPR: 08-21-2008 Education
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Stories: 1) PBS Launches An ABCs Offensive With New Shows 2) Colleges Want Efforts To Curb Drinking Revisited 3) College Presidents Urge Rethink On Drinking Age 4) Entrepreneurs Transform Chicago Schools
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public date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:43:46 -0400 - (9 MB Type: MPEG)
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8. Loan Crisis Hits College
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Story: The credit crunch has dried up the market for private loans. Students at selective schools are finding they can still get enough money to attend schools, but low-income students at lesser-known schools are having a harder time.
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public date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:38:58 -0400 - (2 MB Type: MPEG)
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9. Premier Research University Rises In Saudi Desert
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Story: Saudi Arabia is not known for great research universities, so the oil-rich country has decided to build one. KAUST, the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, is rising in the desert near Jiddah. The king is giving the school one of the world's biggest endowments.
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public date: Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:37:26 -0400 - (3 MB Type: MPEG)
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10. Strategies Differ At Two Islamic Schools In England
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Story: The British government is funding a number of Islamic schools, where children are segregated by gender and receive Islamic teaching. Proponents say it's an excellent way to expand education in the Muslim community. Opponents say it encourages segregation in an already difficult religious and
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public date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:43:11 -0400 - (4 MB Type: MPEG)
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