Teens Talk

May 16th, 2006

While parents and policymakers are consumed with the academic component of high school, students have much more than tests and grades on their minds. Host Frank Stasio recently sat down with ten students from Riverside High School in Durham to ask about their biggest concerns. On the next State of Things, from gossip and conformity, to staying safe and staying out of trouble…teenagers talk about high school. The conversation is part of the series “North Carolina Voices: Studying High School.” (59:00)

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Public Forum

May 15th, 2006

Are high schools failing our students? Or are they better than ever? We kick off our series “North Carolina Voices: Studying High School” with a public forum looking at the state of high schools. Hosted by Frank Stasio and recorded last month, guests include: Howard Lee, chairman of the North Carolina Board of Education; Willie Gilchrist, superintendent at Halifax County Schools; Steve Unruhe, teacher at Riverside H.S. in Durham; and Tony Habit, executive director, The New Schools Project. (59:00)

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Justin Robert

May 12th, 2006

Parents love musician Justin Roberts’ clever lyrics and kids love his catchy tunes. Host Frank Stasio chats with the crowd-pleasing children’s singer about his new CD, “Meltdown” and previews his Saturday performance at the Carrboro ArtsCenter. (17:30)

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Teacher of The Year

May 12th, 2006

Teacher of the Year: Host Frank Stasio speaks with Diana Beasley, a teacher of 9th and 10th grade biology at Hickory High School. Diana was recently named the 2006-07 North Carolina Teacher of the Year. Next week, we’ll begin our two-week series of shows “North Carolina Voices: Studying High School.” (6:00)

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Documenting Duke

May 12th, 2006

Host Frank Stasio is joined by John Biewen, director of the Audio Program at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. This semester, John’s students produced audio profiles of some of Duke’s support staff. The assignment took on a different tone after news broke of the alleged rape of a Durham woman by members of the Duke men’s lacrosse team. John Beiwen talks to host Frank Stasio about what his students produced and includes examples from two of the pieces. One of the student producers, Bria Dolnick, joins the conversation. (26:00)

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