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| PART 1 (15:00) |
| What
the Military Can Teach Us with Hugh Price |
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military invests more money in understanding human development than
any other institution in the United States. Could it use those resources
to help high school dropouts and out-of-work mothers get back on
track? Guest Hugh Price, president of
the National Urban League, argues that America needs to take advantage
of the specialized knowledge that the military has to offer. He
says it's time for a national "Opportunity Corps": a military-run
program that would help young people who have fallen through the
cracks re-enter the mainstream of American society. |
| -Recorded
December 19, 2000 |
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ARTICLES
"Why Not an 'Opportunity Corps'?" Hugh B. Price,
Education Week,
November 29, 2000.
"The Politics of Learning," Wall
Street Journal, July 31, 2000.
"Youth Challenge Corps Graduates Its First Class," Terri Cotten,
Denver Post,
February 27, 2001.
WEB SITES
National
Urban League
Info
on National Guard ChalleNGe program |
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| PART 2 (19:30) |
| Pay-for-Performance
with Andy Rotherham |
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IMerit pay for teachers- a reform that would tie a teacher's income
to his students' performance on standardized tests- has been embraced
by policy makers and contested by teacher unions as a prescription
for failing schools. Will merit pay make a difference in schools?
Is it fair? Policy Analyst Andy Rotherham
suggests there's promise in pay for performance. |
| -Recorded
December 15, 2000 |
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ARTICLES
"Movement building to Link to Teacher to Pay to Performance,"
Anthony Lonetree, Star
Tribune, November 17, 2000.
"Making
Merit Pay Work," Carolyn Kelley, American School Board Journal,
November 9, 2000.
"Merit
Pay Won't Work," Richard Rothstein, American School Board
Journal, November 9, 2000.
"Without
Merit," Nick Gillespie, Reason Online, October 2000.
WEB SITE
Progressive
Policy Institute (Andy Rotherham's think-tank) |
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| PART 3
(15:30) |
| How
Advertising Changes the Way We Think with Jean Kilbourne |
| From
an early age, American children are exposed to thousands of images
selling everything from dolls to cigarettes and fast cars. Jean
Kilbourne, author of Can't Buy My Love, explores how
advertising drastically affects young people- especially girls-
by offering false promises of rebellion, connection and control.. |
| -Recorded
December 15, 2000 |
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