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Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane

Archive for June 2nd, 2010

education,politics

Delaware education reform and Race to the Top

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

Hour 1
A key piece of the Obama administration’s education reform program is Race to the Top, which provided grants to states meeting a rigorous set of improvements in six key areas. Delaware was one of two states to win in the first round of the competition which provided roughly $1 million in education funding. How did they do it? We talk with DIANE DONOHUE of the Delaware State Education Association and PAUL HERDMAN of the Rodel Foundation, two key players in the Delaware initiative, and ROB MANWARING, senior policy analyst for Education Sector, an independent education think tank, who puts Delaware’s achievement in a national perspective.

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family issues,health,medicine,military

Life After Deployment

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

Hour 2
For veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan, years of war and multiple deployments take a toll. Reintegrating into “normal” life can be challenging. Iraq and Afghanistan veterans suffer high rates of depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, alcohol abuse, and suicide. Returning home, vets often have to cope with physical injuries, family stresses, and financial troubles. This hour, we'll talk to two psychologists about the difficulties veterans and their families face adjusting to life away from the war zone. Our guests are Steven Sayers of the University of Pennsylvania and Bret Moore, a former Army psychologist.

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