Living in the Light w/ Deepak Chopra | Attribution Ep. 21
In this “Attribution” episode, host Bob McKinnon speaks with integrative medicine pioneer Deepak Chopra about being versus doing.
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Tara Westover Is Not Proof of the American Dream
Tara Westover says she is not a poster child for the American dream and explains that universities should function less like businesses.
What does “Opportunity in America” look like for students?
A recent Brookings Institution report examined pathways to high-quality jobs for young adults and found that while employment rates are high among all young adults, they are higher among those who did not experience disadvantage as an adolescent. Student Reporting…
Why L.A. teachers are striking and how it affects the country
While teachers continue to strike in L.A., the issues they're fighting for are not new battles -- they've been felt across the country.
Personal Statement: Trailer
PERSONAL STATEMENT follows three high school seniors from Brooklyn intent on defying the odds for themselves and their classmates by becoming the very resource they don't have for themselves: peer college counselors. The film weaves together their individual struggles, family…
Children’s Defense Fund Helping Students “Beat the Odds”
Students dealing with poverty, abuse and instability at home often have a harder time achieving academic success and going on to higher education. The non-profit Children's Defense Fund-New York advocates for children's rights, and we have a look at the…
“Teens Take Charge” of Their Education in NYC Public Schools
The NYC Department of Education’s Public School Choice program has allowed thousands of disadvantaged students to leave low-performing inner-city schools for elite institutions of higher learning. But what happens to the schools they leave behind?
For These Formerly Incarcerated Individuals, Graduation, College Degrees, and a New Life
By: Emily Harris and Jenna Tipaldo “I’m extremely excited. Right now, I’m trying to get into a full type of social work to raise some funds. I want to do a book on my life story. But really my whole…
Convicts Become Classmates
As a part of our multi-platform public media initiative, “Chasing the Dream: Poverty and Opportunity in America,” we take you inside Monmouth University’s academic exchange program where students get an education on mass incarceration inside a maximum security prison.
Puerto Rico’s Students Rebuild at NYU
THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO WAS DEVASTATED BY HURRICANE MARIA. ALL ELEVEN OF THEIR CAMPUSES WERE CLOSED DOWN IN THE WEEKS FOLLOWING. WITH THE ISLAND’S EDUCATION SYSTEM IN A STATE OF FLUX, 50 OF THEIR STUDENTS, INCLUDING ANA GARCIA AND…
Advocates Warn Too Many Kids Still Miss Out On Free Breakfast
Every weekday morning, nearly 268,000 New Jersey students start their day with a free breakfast. It’s a program that’s grown here in recent years. Yet advocates say far too many more low-income children are still missing out.
School Attendance Challenges
Chasing the Dream: Poverty and Opportunity in America is a multi-platform public media initiative that provides a deeper understanding of the impact of poverty on American society. ValleyPBS looked at some of challenges residents in Fresno's 93706 zip code face.…