Lectures tagged "Education"


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Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street
Michael Davis
April 27, 2009
01:15:45
Michael Davis takes us behind the scenes of the innovative and definitive children's TV show on PBS and PBA-30, Sesame Street.
All About Africa
Julia Johnson-White
April 1, 2009
01:17:04
Julia White and Cedric Suzman of the Southern Center for International Studies, Bernadette B.
Beverly Hall: Superintendent of the Year
Beverly L. Hall
March 9, 2009
00:26:14
Beverly Hall, fresh off being named 2009 National Superintendent of the Year, addresses Rotary Atlanta. Hall, superintendent of the Atlanta Public Schools since 1999, received the recognition from the American Association of School Administrators.
Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin Meets the Press
Shirley Franklin
January 13, 2009
00:35:57
Mayor Franklin discusses the public safety and economic challenges for Atlanta in 2009, and her plans to leave Atlanta economically sound at the end of her term. She points to the way the people of Atlanta tackled their water infrastructure problems as an example of the city's can-do attitude.
HIV/AIDS: Answering Questions
Harold Katner
December 1, 2008
01:09:01
Harold Katner, chief of infectious diseases and professor of internal medicine at Mercer University School of Medicine, presents a graphic explanation of HIV/AIDS. This event is part of the 2008 HIV Prevention Symposium held in conjunction with World AIDS Day.
Black Men at Risk: From Plantations to Prisons
Rhonda Wilkins
September 23, 2008
00:37:42
Professor Rhonda Wilkins examines the theory that US prisons have become the modern day plantations for young black men. Her presentation is part of a slavery symposium at Georgia Perimeter College.
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Atlanta's Workforce: Competing in a Global Economy
Russ Moore
May 31, 2007
01:37:04
Atlanta community stakeholders discuss the opportunities associated with high school reform. Atlanta Public Schools is embarking on one of the most comprehensive and innovative approaches to high school reform in the nation.
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Carola and Marcelo Suarez-Orozco: Educational Pathways of Immigrant Youth
Carola Suarez-Orozco
October 23, 2006
01:21:46
Carola and Marcelo Suarez-Orozco describe and discuss determinants of success of among children in their longitudinal study of immigrant youth in this nation's educational system.