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Think is a national call-in radio program, hosted by acclaimed journalist Krys Boyd and produced by KERA — North Texas’ PBS and NPR member station. Each week, listeners across the country tune in to the program to hear thought-provoking, in-depth conversations with newsmakers from across the globe.

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Part One: How Ontario’s vision of equity for schools contrasts starkly with Pennsylvania’s

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Part Three: How one Berlin school integrated by segregating

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Students testify in support of the Boyertown Area School District's policy of allowing transgender students to use locker rooms and restrooms that correspond to their gender identity. Four students sued the district, saying their privacy was violated when a transgender boy was allowed to use the same locker room. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Effort to block Boyertown school district’s transgender policy fails

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Bryn Mawr College scrubs name of founder with racist views

A private college in suburban Philadelphia says it will remove references to the name of one of its founders in printed and other materia ...

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University of Delaware STAR Campus expands

The University of Delaware STAR campus continues to grow into a state of the art operation for the school and community partners. ...

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 Keziah Ridgeway and Charlie McGeehan are teachers in the School District of Philadelphia who believe educators and students should confront white supremacy by talking about the racially charged events like the Ku Klux Klan rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Emily Cohen for NewsWorks)
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How teachers can confront white supremacy in our classrooms, our schools, and ourselves

Two weeks ago, we watched in horror as white supremacists rallied around a Confederate statue in Charlottesville, Virginia. We wish we ...

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Guests: KEENA CORE, ZAHMU SANKOFA and LENA NAMNUN We’re just a week away from the start of a new school year. ...

Air Date: August 25, 2017

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Labor milestone for Philly schools as administrators approve new contract

Philly’s public school principals ratified a new contract Thursday, nudging their school district ever closer to a long-awaited mom ...

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