Reporters Alexa Ura and Aliyya Swaby join us to discuss the forces at play that are effectively re-segregating schools, which they write about in the Texas Tribune series “Dis-Integration.”
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Growing Up Queer: What Kids Need To Know
Kids questioning their sexual identity have more resources than ever. Still, the road to clarity can be arduous.
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Citizen Students: Rights In Schools
Professor Justin Driver joins us to talk about how corporal punishment, random drug testing and backpack searches are all administered without legal authority.
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The Best School Is Out There
Ken Robinson joins us to talk about how parents can guide their children to the best education.
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Why Learning To Read Is Still So Hard
Emily Hanford joins us to talk about why educators are failing kids when it comes to reading.
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Why Safe Spaces Make Students Less Resilient
We talk with social psychologist Jonathan Haidt to explain why we’re setting students up to fail.
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Nanny State Parenting
Kim Brooks joins us to talk about raising kids in a judgmental world.
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Yale Gave Him A Scholarship – Then He Gave Back
Casey Gerald joins us to talk about entering elite circles – and feeling conflicted by how they keep people from his background down.
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Go Ahead. Major in Philosophy
Northeastern University assistant professor Benjamin Schmidt joins us to talk about the importance of studying literature, philosophy and related pursuits.
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Rethinking Sex Education
Bonnie J. Rough joins us to offer some insights into how we might better communicate the facts of life to the youngsters in our lives.
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Why Everybody Lies About Education
Former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan joins guest host John McCaa to talk about strategies for improving our public schools.
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Blocks, Blackboards And The Development Of Kids
Alexandra Lange joins us to talk about what parents should be thinking about when considering which playthings are right for their children.
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