Month: April 2019

• Audio

Opportunity Suspended: An Examination of School Discipline Policy and Practice

• April 30, 2019

AUDIO: Tiffany Miller, Vice President of Policy at Communities In Schools

(Arlington, VA, Tuesday, April 30, 2019) – Nearly 3 million U.S. students are suspended from their schools every year – with approximately half suspended more than once. One result of this discipline is the loss...

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• Audio
• Education
• Entertainment
• Government/Public Affairs

Wunderbar Together: A Year of German American Friendship

• April 30, 2019

AUDIO: Christoph Muecher, Director, The Wunderbar Together initiative

(Washington D.C., Tuesday, April 30, 2019) – This year marks the 100th anniversary of Bauhaus design and despite its name—Bauhaus is German for “building house”—the design principles that embrace minimalism are applied to much more...

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• Consumer News
• Health

National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

• April 26, 2019

AUDIO: Douglas Throckmorton, M.D., deputy center director for Regulatory Programs, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

(Silver Spring, MD, Friday, April 26, 2019) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced the launch of a new education campaign to help Americans understand the important role they play in removing and...

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• Audio
• Consumer News
• Health

New Initiative Makes it Easier for Missouri Women to Receive Quality Contraceptive Services

• April 24, 2019

AUDIO: Michelle Trupiano, MSW Executive Director, Missouri Family Health Council, Inc.

(Washington D.C., Wednesday, April 24, 2019) – Deciding if, when, and under what circumstances to get pregnant helps women to pursue the future they want. The Right Time initiative is making it easier for Missouri...

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• Entertainment

Independent Lens and PBS Present: Charm City

• April 18, 2019

AUDIO: Marilyn Ness, director, Charm City

(San Francisco, CA, Thursday, April 18, 2019) – On the streets of Baltimore, shooting is rampant, the murder rate is approaching an all-time high and distrust of the police is at a fever pitch. With...

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• Audio
• Government/Public Affairs
• Health

Online Tool is Making it Easy to Choose Your Health Coverage

• April 18, 2019

AUDIO: Ryan MacDonald, My Care My Choice

(Riverside, CA, Thursday, April 18, 2019) – Choosing health coverage is often confusing and can be overwhelming. People who have both Medicare and Medi-Cal have many options for their health coverage – more than they...

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• Government/Public Affairs
• Health

Una Herramienta Online para Elegir Tu Cobertura Médica de Manera Más Fácil

• April 18, 2019

AUDIO: Fred Muñoz, de Mi Salud, Mi Decisión

(Riverside, CA, jueves 18 de abril de 2019) – Elegir un servicio de salud suele ser una tarea confusa y abrumadora. Las personas que tienen Medicare y Medi-Cal tienen muchas opciones para su cobertura -más de...

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• Education
• Government/Public Affairs

New Report on Public Pre-K Programs Highlights Which States are Investing in Their Young Children

• April 17, 2019

AUDIO: W. Steven Barnett, Economist and Founder of the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER), Rutgers University

(New Brunswick, NJ, Wednesday, April 17, 2019) – The State of Preschool 2018, a new report on public pre-K programs nationwide, highlights which states invest best in their young children and which leave too many children...

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• Audio
• Environment
• Technology

New Research Shows “AI for Earth” Could Contribute $4.3 Trillion to the Global Economy

• April 16, 2019

AUDIO: Lucas Joppa, Chief Environmental Officer, Microsoft

(Redmond, WA, Tuesday, April 16, 2019) – New research from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) commissioned by Microsoft shows that AI is one of the rare technologies with the potential to allow for economic growth while reducing emissions....

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• Government/Public Affairs

New Report Shows the Value of Volunteer Time

• April 12, 2019

AUDIO: Daniel J. Cardinali, president and CEO, Independent Sector

(Washington, DC, Friday, April 12, 2019) – Across the United States, every hour a volunteer contributes to their community is worth $25.43, according to a new report from Independent Sector. Multiply that by thousands of...

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