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Best of Our Knowledge (Educational)

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Host: Glenn Busby
This show has highlighted breakthroughs across disciplines and across the globe, putting you in touch with the men and women at the forefront of their fields. Each week, host Glenn Busby examines some of the issues unique to college campuses, looks at the latest research, and invites commentary from experts and administrators from all levels of education.
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Genres: Educational
Location: Albany, NY
Language: English
Networks: Northeast Public Radio

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The Best of Our Knowledge # 1002

Mon, Nov 30 Listen

Air Date: 11/30/09 - We begin our journey of learning how to be a mother, and a college student in the U.S. Then, we discover the difficulties of young women continuing their education is not unique to this country. We'll hear about parts of South Africa. And a university president holds strong beliefs as to how the economic crisis is severely impacting higher education.

The Best of Our Knowledge # 1001

Mon, Nov 23 Listen

Air Date: 11/23/09 - NEA Executive Director, John Wilson, tells TBOOK that the teacher's union is open to amending collective bargaining agreements to allow accommodations for high-needs schools. And then, a university professors describes how tiny organisms buried deep beneath the ocean floor can impact climate change.

The Best of Our Knowledge # 1000

Mon, Nov 16 Listen

Air Date: 11/16/09 - An "odd couple" finds common ground in the education reform arena. Rev. Al Sharpton and Newt Gingrich appear with Education Secretary, Arne Duncan. The NEA has its own plans to help "high-needs" schools. And our science education story looks at the oxidation process on Earth.

The Best of Our Knowledge # 999

Mon, Nov 9 Listen

Air Date: 11/9/09 - This week, we begin our exclusive National Science Foundation TBOOK series shining the spotlight on national efforts to increase the role of women with disabilities in science, technology, engineering and math. Our first report highlights the award-winning program at the University of Washington in Seattle. And then, a university president finds a science version of an American Idol.

The Best of Our Knowledge # 998

Mon, Nov 2 Listen

Air Date: 11/2/09 - TBOOK goes on the road to Kentucky, Israel, and New York. Our first stop looks at the H1N1 virus arriving on college campuses. Then, the Obama/Biden community college tour rolls on. And, we visit a school near Bethlehem that's promoting peace and democracy.

The Best of Our Knowledge # 997

Mon, Oct 26 Listen

Air Date: 10/26/09 - We hear how music therapy classes benefit students at a school for the blind or visually impaired. We'll speak with a music therapy teacher, and listen to two of her students perform. And then, we travel to Washington state to profile Microsoft Program Manager, Patricia Walsh.

The Best of Our Knowledge # 996

Mon, Oct 19 Listen

Air Date: 10/19/09 - It's National Disabilities Employment Awareness Month. TBOOK learns about new software that puts picture-based communications right in the palm of your hand. It could provide a boost for millions of people in the special needs community. Plus, middle school science students get to spend quality time on Earth with astronaut, Dr. Bernard Harris.

The Best of Our Knowledge # 995

Mon, Oct 12 Listen

Air Date: 10/12/09 - TBOOK speaks with the winning team of middle school students from a very special science camp for underserved and underrepresented children with limited opportunities. And the Students4Sustainability organization had designed a hand operated vehicle being used to employ people with disabilities in Africa.

The Best of Our Knowledge # 994

Mon, Oct 5 Listen

Air Date: 10/5/09 - President Obama talks to schoolchildren about taking personal responsibility, setting goals, doing homework and staying in school. We'll talk with a teacher who didn't learn how to read until he was 48 years old, many years after he'd been teaching. And we'll kick of National Disabilities Month.

The Best of Our Knowledge # 993

Mon, Sep 28 Listen

Air Date: 9/28/09 - Now that school is back in session, parents have "homework" too, packing healthy lunches. The CDC promotes Fruits & Veggies Month. Eat smart, to be smart. We'll talk about green lunches, green books, and green schools.

The Best of Our Knowledge # 992

Mon, Sep 21 Listen

Air Date: 9/21/09 - It's one of the largest scientific questions of all time. Not only where and when did life begin? But did life start more than once? And in more than one location? Professor Jim Kasting discusses current theories. Then, the STEM education pipeline and workforce. A member of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology joins us to emphasize the need to "excite, invite, and retain" students in the sciences.

The Best of Our Knowledge # 991

Mon, Sep 14 Listen

Air Date: 9/14/09 - "H1N1 is going to be an issue this school year." Those words come directly from Education Secretary, Arne Duncan. We'll also talk with CDC Director, Dr. Thomas Frieden about the potential impact this year's flu virus could have on schools. Plus, it's the stuff of science and of science fiction. How did life start? And where did we come from? Dr. Jim Kasting is our guest.

The Best of Our Knowledge # 990

Mon, Sep 7 Listen

Air Date: 9/7/09 - "You pick the school. We'll pick up the bill." With those words, President Barack Obama opened the federal money spigot so that tens of thousands of new students could start flowing into colleges this fall under the expanded GI Bill educational benefits. Plus, with students headed back to school, we'll have tips for turning them into lifelong readers.

The Best of Our Knowledge # 989

Mon, Aug 31 Listen

Air Date: 8/31/09 - Did you know that studies show by the time students reach the 7th grade, they're reading less than six minutes a day in school? We talk with a leading authority on today's state of literacy, or lack thereof. Plus, we'll hear remarkable stories from a Kenyan English teacher who taught in the refugee camps.

The Best of Our Knowledge # 988

Mon, Aug 24 Listen

Air Date: 8/24/09 - With 1 out of every 150 school children effected, our show theme this week is ASD, Autism Spectrum Disorder. We'll report on facial recognition studies and have in-depth personal looks at new and existing treatment programs and schools in both Kentucky and the Northeast.

The Best of Our Knowledge # 987

Mon, Aug 17 Listen

Air Date: 8/17/09 - There's been a lot of attention given to the 40th anniversary of man's first Moon landing. So we spoke with Professor Tim Swindle from the University of Arizona who is still conducting research using those returned Moon samples. Plus, we remember teacher, Frank McCourt, who just passed away. He's the Pulitzer Prize winning author of "Angela's Ashes."

The Best of Our Knowledge # 986

Mon, Aug 10 Listen

Air Date: 8/10/09 - Global education is in the TBOOK crosshairs. First, we look at a new effort for universal primary education for some 75-million school children. And then, Learning in the Line of Fire. We have front line reports from both Kabul, Afghanistan, and the remote village of Guldara, where schools were destroyed by the Taliban.

The Best of Our Knowledge # 985

Mon, Aug 3 Listen

Air Date: 8/3/09 - New NEA President, Dennis Van Roekel, predicts on TBOOK that the Stimulus Bill will save "tens of thousands" of teacher jobs this fall. During that exclusive interview, we also speak about other education reform issues like performance-based pay and NCLB. Then, the National Center for Education Statistics releases new education performance findings.

The Best of Our Knowledge # 984

Mon, Jul 27 Listen

Air Date: 7/27/09 - Science should be for ALL Americans. We'll look at methods to increase science accessibility. And speaking of science, Zircons, sometimes known as Earth's birthstones, are giving researchers a new picture of what the earliest Earth may have looked like.

The Best of Our Knowledge # 983

Mon, Jul 20 Listen

Air Date: 7/20/09 - Educators estimate we need to train and retain 200,000 more new math and science teachers in the next decade. Is that even possible? We speak with one authority who says that seems like a tough target to reach. Then, scientists are painting a new picture of what planet Earth was like right after it was born.

The Best of Our Knowledge # 982

Mon, Jul 13 Listen

Air Date: 7/13/09 - Every 26 seconds, another teen drops out of high school. The economic and human loss is staggering. President Obama tells us a personal story from his childhood in Indonesia, to illustrate the important role parents play in education. And Education Secretary Duncan talks about the dropout capital of the country, Detroit.

The Best of Our Knowledge # 981

Mon, Jul 6 Listen

Air Date: 7/6/09 - 7,000 students drop out of high school everyday in the U.S. Colin Powell says it's not just a crisis. In his words - it's a catastrophe. The President and CEO of America's Promise Alliance joins us. And we hear the dramatic personal story of a teen dropout, in her own words.

The Best of Our Knowledge # 980

Mon, Jun 29 Listen

Air Date: 6/29/09 - In this edition of Ways to Make College More Affordable - we'll look at how much money families can save using monthly payment plans for tuition, while at the same time reducing the amount of debt students graduate with. Plus, NASA doubles its efforts to educate more scientists.

The Best of Our Knowledge # 979

Mon, Jun 22 Listen

Air Date: 6/22/09 - President Obama attacks the high cost of college, and warns schools to control spending. The for-profit industry reacts to administration plans to end FFEL, the Federal Family Education Loan Program. And Vassar gets a grant to increase access for students from low-income families.

The Best of Our Knowledge # 978

Mon, Jun 15 Listen

Air Date: 6/15/09 - Secretary, Arne Duncan, and two other Department of Education officials explain the administration's plans to cut 12 programs and trim 550-million dollars from the budget. TBOOK gets examples from one state how state and local budget cuts are impacting its education programs. And university teachers in Europe protest changes to teacher training.

The Best of Our Knowledge # 977

Mon, Jun 8 Listen

Air Date: 6/8/09 - How do you get your daughters to show more interest in math, science, and engineering? We'll report on the highly successful Young Women's Summer Institute in Ohio. And the Spitzer Space Telescope reaches a landmark six years investigating dark clouds that are "star-forming factories."

The Best of Our Knowledge # 976

Mon, Jun 1 Listen

Air Date: 6/1/09 - TBOOK has a Green Education theme this week. Students designing new products from recycled materials. A Public-Interest Design model finds a home at one college. While homes of the future are tested by professors and students at another university. And yet another student finds a way to make gas for 46 cents a gallon.

The Best of Our Knowledge # 975

Mon, May 25 Listen

Air Date: 5/25/09 - Honoring Memorial Day this week with a look at patriotism and the call for public service. A discussion of the book, "Pledging Allegiance: The Politics of Patriotism in America's Schools." And then a look at efforts to create a new U.S. Public Service Academy, like a West Point, but for government bureaucrats.

The Best of Our Knowledge # 974

Mon, May 18 Listen

Air Date: 5/18/09 - President Obama calls on a new generation of teachers to serve in U.S. classrooms. He also advocates merit-pay, opening more charter schools, and a longer school year. Plus, a university professor describes the Mars Rovers as the "energizer bunnies of Mars."

The Best of Our Knowledge # 973

Mon, May 11 Listen

Air Date: 5/11/09 - A close up look at how high schools (with today's economic climate) need to prepare all students for college, while still teaching practical job skills. Plus we begin our story on President Obama's five pillars of education reform.