Primary Education


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Yes We Can: Closing the Achievement Gaps
Jane Waldfogel
March 10, 2009
01:23:00
The authors of three recent books address how closing racial achievement gaps is indeed possible.
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Longer Days in Better Schools
Christopher Gabrieli
December 11, 2008
01:22:11
In this forum, leaders in the Expanded Learning movement describe their work and discuss the progress they are making.
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Lincoln, The Reader
Douglas Wilson
October 14, 2008
00:58:44
Douglas L. Wilson examines the legend of Abraham Lincoln's self-education.
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Sandbox Investment: Kids-First Politics
David L. Kirp
November 29, 2007
01:28:35
David Kirp reveals the findings of a longitudinal study that shows the life-changing impact of preschool.
Teaching Standard English in Urban Classrooms
Rebecca Wheeler
November 20, 2007
01:16:49
Rebecca Wheeler details how teachers can build on students' existing knowledge of everyday English, as a springboard to new knowledge: professional English. Typically, when students write "My goldfish name is Scaley" or "Mama walk to the store," teachers correct student grammar.
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Keeping Kids in the Achievement Game
John Merrow
November 1, 2007
01:26:48
John Merrow, renowned education reporter and president of Learning Matters, Inc., argues that the catch phrase "achievement gap" draws attention away from salient learning issues that merit serious consideration.
Capitol Perspective: No Child Left Behind
Edward M. Kennedy
September 17, 2007
00:53:47
Ted Kennedy hosts a studio discussion on the topic of the "No Child Left Behind" federal education reform legislation.
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Beyond the Bake Sale: Family-School Partnerships
Anne Henderson
April 25, 2007
01:29:23
Anne Henderson and Karen Mapp discuss how to form the essential, family-school partnerships and how to make them work.