Politics Government's New Role Could Be Marriage Broker July 30, 2005 Can the government promote marriage? Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KA) has proposed funding for a program that encourages healthy marriages for low-income residents of Washington, D.C. Government's New Role Could Be Marriage Broker Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4778711/4778712" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National More U.S. Children Living in Poverty, Report Says July 27, 2005 An annual report on child well-being from the Annie E. Casey Foundation finds an increase in the number of children living in poverty in the United States. On an encouraging note, declines were noted in teen births and high-school dropouts. More U.S. Children Living in Poverty, Report Says Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4772784/4772785" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Education Faith-Based Hiring Spat Threatens Head Start June 17, 2005 As Congress considers the reauthorization of the 40-year-old Head Start program for young children, a key concern is whether local programs should be able to hire employees based on their religious background. Democrats are threatening to derail the legislation over the issue. Faith-Based Hiring Spat Threatens Head Start Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4708338/4708339" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Education Grading Schools' Abstinence Efforts June 14, 2005 The Department of Health and Human Services releases results from the first major national study of abstinence-only education programs. Grading Schools' Abstinence Efforts Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4703263/4703264" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Education Head Start Study Suggests Minimal Benefits June 10, 2005 The results of a new large-scale study of the federal Head Start program suggest that in some areas, the childhood development program produces only minimal, short-term benefits. The findings are from the study's first phase. Program supporters say it's too early to draw conclusions. Head Start Study Suggests Minimal Benefits Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4697531/4697532" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National System Fails Welfare Recipients in Chicago Area June 8, 2005 A new study outlines the causes of a dramatic decline in Chicago-area welfare cases. Researchers found that bureaucratic delays and inefficiency are in large part to blame. System Fails Welfare Recipients in Chicago Area Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4695000/4695001" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Paying for College Going Back to School, and Paying for It May 26, 2005 This week on All Things Considered, we've been hearing from families struggling to pay for their children's education. Today we examine what happens when parents themselves go back to school -- and come face to face with the costs. Going Back to School, and Paying for It Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4668412/4668413" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Education Maine's School Laptop Computer Program Revisited May 20, 2005 Three years ago, Maine became the first state to give out laptops to every 7th and 8th grader in the public schools. We look at how the program is working. Maine's School Laptop Computer Program Revisited Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4660781/4660782" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Study: Post-Foster Care, Teens Unprepared for Adult Life May 19, 2005 Most states stop providing housing, medical care and other services for foster care youth at age 18. New research suggests that many leaving the system are not yet ready to handle life on their own. Study: Post-Foster Care, Teens Unprepared for Adult Life Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4657690/4657691" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Children's Health Changes to Voucher Program Aim to Improve Diets May 10, 2005 Federal officials want to improve the diets of poor families who depend on a federal food program. Changes to WIC -- the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children that serves 7 million Americans -- would encourage mothers to breastfeed and to use vouchers to buy fruits and vegetables. Changes to Voucher Program Aim to Improve Diets Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4645825/4645826" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Education Teachers, Schools Challenge No Child Left Behind Law April 20, 2005 Nine school districts and the nation's largest teacher's union file a federal lawsuit in Michigan claiming the No Child Left Behind Act has placed new demands on school districts without providing the funding to pay for them. Teachers, Schools Challenge No Child Left Behind Law Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4608598/4608599" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Children's Health Study Finds Link Between Daycare, Aggression April 9, 2005 A government study on daycare suggests that the quality of daycare matters more than the amount of time a child spends there. But researchers also found that in some cases, long-term daycare can make children more aggressive. Study Finds Link Between Daycare, Aggression Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4584513/4584514" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Sports Maine Aims to Ease Pressures on Student Athletes April 6, 2005 A new Maine initiative seeks to change the culture of competitiveness for student athletes, especially at the middle and high school level. The project urges coaches and parents to acknowledge negative behaviors surrounding school sports, and make a public pledge to change them. Maine Aims to Ease Pressures on Student Athletes Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4575326/4578652" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Health Journal Focuses on Black-White Mortality Gap March 9, 2005 In an issue of the journal Health Affairs that is devoted to racial disparities in health care, former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher calls for greater equality in health care to close the gaps between blacks and whites in death rates and life expectancy. Journal Focuses on Black-White Mortality Gap Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4528629/4528630" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Education University Program Courts Black Male Teaching Students March 3, 2005 A program at South Carolina's Clemson University and other colleges strives to ease the drastic shortage of black male teachers in the state's elementary schools. University Program Courts Black Male Teaching Students Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4521774/4521775" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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