How does trust grow between friends, and why is it so important? Aesop's 142-word fable "The Two Fellows and the Bear," addresses the question and challenges readers to think about whether they should trust the friends in their lives. To...

Working hard to please everyone often pleases no one, according Aesop's fable "The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey." After listening to an audio version of the story, individuals invent their own endings to the passage using a...

With 64 chapters and 368,017 words, Charles Dickens' David Copperfield can prove to be a challenge for young readers. Help them out with a resource that not only provides the complete text but an audio version as well.

¡Esta tierra está enferma! Beginning Spanish learners learn more about the ways pollution affects rivers, forests, oceans, and the animals that live in these habitats with a catchy and informative song.

"Oh Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" The classic play by Shakespeare goes digital through a version that contains audio and PDF versions of the text. Additionally, each act and scene displays the Flesch-Kincaid readability level...

When the wild calls, answer. Jack London's classic novel The Call of the Wild gets a digital upgrade with an e-text and audiobook version of the story. Each chapter of the online version is labeled with the Flesch-Kincaid level and...

BackStory Radio episode explores the origins of public education and analyzes public expectations of our schools. Audio is provided in segments; no transcription available.

This June 2009 interview with the Obama Administration's Secretary of Education Arne Duncan explores the administration's plans to reform the American system of education. Available only in audio format. Provides links to other NPR...

In the Brown v. Board of Education case, a father fought the issue of racial segregation in the schools. He lost and the case was appealed to the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court decision in the case of Brown v Board of Education (1954) ended school segregation but was difficult to enforce.

Today we discuss Brown v. Board of Education.

Examines moral education in colonial America.

The Founders recognized the importance of education, including religious instruction, in developing a knowledgeable, moral, and engaged citizenship.

Today we discuss difficulties with enforcing the Brown v. Board of Education decision.

Today we discuss federal grants-in-aid and and the impact of these on state education policy.

Today we learn why the Supreme Court separate but equal laws to be unconstitutional. Listen to the history of Linda Brown and Brown v. Board of Education.

This podcast episode discusses moral education as an aspect of classical republicanism.

Listen to Joel Packer, "director of education policy and practice with the National Education Association," discuss how educators have reacted to proposed changes to No Child Left Behind. From "News & Notes," (January, 2007).

Moral education was of vital importance to classical republicans. Learn what this meant on today's podcast.

On the podcast today, we discuss Martin Luther King Jr.'s fourth principle of nonviolence: that nonviolence educates and reforms.

Today we examine the importance of preparation and education in the civil rights movement. This episode originally aired in November 2011.

How can educators make science more relevant, interesting, and teachable in the classroom?

60-Second Civics is a daily podcast that provides a quick and convenient way for listeners to learn about our nation's government, the Constitution, and our history. The podcast explores themes related to civics and government, the...

Today we discuss the two Brown v. Board of Education decisions. This is a rebroadcast of an episode that originally aired in November 2011.