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Women in Science - The Discovery of the DNA Molecule

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2015 20:40


Science Teacher Glen Upton and I talk about Rosalind Franklin, the woman who is rarely talked about but who helped discover the structure of the DNA molecule. This is part of our Genetics I course. For more info on these courses go to www.ConversationED.com/Courses

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They Decided to Say No.

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2015 17:14


As testing gets more and more prolific, moms are taking a stand. We talk with two mothers and their kids about what it was like to opt out of the state test. We also talk to Cindy Hamilton, Cofounder of Opt Out Orlando, about what it's been like leading this movement.

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Part 4 - Race to the Top and Common Core

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2015 9:12


We're racing to the top of a heaping pile of bad education policy perpetuated by President Obama, Arne Duncan, Bill Gates and Jeb Bush. It's a bipartisan effort to profit off of education.

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Part 3 - No Child Left Behind: Was it worth it?

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2015 7:11


Part 3 of our History of School Reform series focuses on No Child Left Behind and its consequences for students, teachers and ultimately, our schools.

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Part 2 - A Nation at Risk

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2015 6:54


We're talking about the 80's people! President Reagan tried to reform education too as his education commissioner published A Nation at Risk. The more things change the more they stay the same...

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Part 1 - The Space Race

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2015 6:23


We take you back in time to see where all the testing and education reform madness started. Pay attention!

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Katz Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2014 39:32


Katz Podcast by ConversationED

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Taking the Power Back with High School Senior Maguire Ward

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2014 28:46


Taking the Power Back with High School Senior Maguire Ward by ConversationED

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