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Each week, Tiny Desk Radio hosts Bobby Carter and Anamaria Sayre present three Tiny Desk concerts and share how these memorable (and sometimes viral) moments came together. You'll hear world-class musicians from the worlds of pop, jazz, classical, Americana, hip-hop, R&B and more stripping down their sound for a concert series that's unlike anything else on the internet — or the radio.

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Black Students Matter demonstrators march en route to a rally at the Department of Education in Washington, D.C., on June 19.
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Education

Effective anti-racist education requires more diverse teachers, more training

An assistant professor of education at the University of California at Berkeley explains how teacher training and the presence of Black teachers can help reshape education.

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Philadelphia's Central High School is visible, a red-brick building sitting on top of a green hill.
Education
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Black students at Central High and some faculty call for overhaul of admissions, school policies to increase equity

Alumni join the call to increase Black and Latinx enrollment and foster anti-racist culture at the selective high school.

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Leaders in the Christina School District presented a defense of their school resource officers before the board of education approved funding for them.

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Trump made the comments a day after launching an all-out effort pressing state and local officials to reopen the nation’s schools and colleges this fall.

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Education

White House pushes to reopen schools despite a surge in coronavirus cases

Trump tweeted Monday: "SCHOOLS MUST OPEN IN THE FALL!!!" and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said "American education must be fully open and fully operational this fall!"

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Sidelined by coronavirus, these med students found a way to help the helpers

Unable to work in hospitals, these Philly area medical students decided to help the helpers by tutoring the children of frontline workers.

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Youth from across Philadelphia gathered in front of City Hall June 9 to protest police brutality and voice their concerns and vision for the future. According to recent research cited by the CDC, nearly half of all Americans between 18 and 29 report symptoms of anxiety or depression. (Cory Clark/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Health

Why some young people fear social isolation more than COVID-19

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Masterman School
Education
The Notebook

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6 years ago

Police tape blocks an entrance to Citizens Bank Park, home of the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 06/29/2020

This week; taking the police out of Philadelphia schools, what next school year might look like in Camden, and what will come of Phillies baseball?

Air Date: June 29, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 48:59
At Farnham Park on June 26, Camden High graduate Zanabria Harris, 18, stands in a sea of confetti at the end of the parade.  (Photo by April Saul for WHYY)
Education

Camden parade celebrates new high school graduates

The parade was one of several efforts to make up to the graduates some of what they’d lost when school stopped in mid-March because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

6 years ago

Christopher Golson (center) and Jessica Golson (right) with their cousin Gillian Golson. The Golsons have helped circulate a petition to demand change at Philly area private schools. (Picture courtesy of Golson family.)
Education

Black private school alumni say they’ve reached ‘breaking point,’ demand change

Driven by social media posts detailing racism at elite schools in the Philly area, Black alumni say they want major changes.

6 years ago

Students participate in an Advanced Placement government class at Hightstown High School in Hightstown, N.J., Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
Health

N.J. coronavirus recovery: Schools to reopen in the fall; lawmakers weigh three-month budget

New Jersey schools will offer some form of in-person instruction this fall, but many students may also learn remotely, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Friday.

6 years ago

Aliah Harris, 18, throws her graduation cap in celebration on her dad's South Philly block on June 10, 2020. (Rachel Wisniewski for WHYY)
Schooled
Education

The class of 2020: Three students come of age as pandemic meets racial reckoning

The class of 2020 is bound for the history books. Here, we tell the stories of three students coming of age in a moment where the world feels both 'on hold' and 'on fire.’

Air Date: June 25, 2020

Listen 34:11
(Left to right) Julia R. Masterman School rising seniors Aden Gonzales, Nia Weeks, Tatiana Bennett, and Taryn Flaherty en route to turn in their historical marker application. December 2019. (Photo courtesy of Aden Gonzales)
Education

Philly students secure historical marker commemorating 1967 school walkout notorious for Rizzo brutality

Hearing about the protests from elders who participated in them helped the students realize the extent of the violence students faced that day.

6 years ago

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In this June 5, 2020, file photo, Hartford Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Leslie Torres-Rodriguez poses for a photo in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
Money

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