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May 28, 2021 00:27:27
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#1601: Alexander Graham Bell & The Deaf World | The Best Of Our Knowledge

This week, Any grade school student can tell you that Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. But that’s not how Bell would have described...

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May 22, 2021 00:27:29
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#1600: No-Excuses Charter Schools | The Best Of Our Knowledge

This week, silent, single-file lines. Detention for putting a head on a desk. Rules for how to dress, how to applaud, how to complete...

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May 14, 2021 00:27:30
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#1599: Education Secretary Miguel Cardona Speaks | The Best Of Our Knowledge

When Joe Biden selected Connecticut Education Commissioner Dr. Miguel Cardona to be his Education secretary he fulfilled a campaign promise; to name an educator...

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May 07, 2021 00:27:30
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#1598: The Path To Free College | The Best Of Our Knowledge

College is expensive. Really expensive. I suspect you did not need me to tell you this. And it is a problem as more jobs...

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April 30, 2021 00:27:29
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#1597: Balancing The Books With Big Brothers/Big Sisters | The Best Of Our Knowledge

One of the biggest holes in a young person’s high school education may be navigating their own financial life. But a partnership between a...

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April 23, 2021 00:27:29
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#1596: The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia | The Best Of Our Knowledge

In the three decades, this program has been on the air we’ve talked about science, math, history, literature, and education policy and theory. But...

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