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Saturday, January 22, 2022

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Imagine a Future with No Police
'Vox's Fabiola Cineas talks with author, lawyer, and organizer Derecka Purnell about her recent book Becoming Abolitionists . They discuss Derecka's journey to defending the idea of police abolition, and what that position really entails. They explore questions about the historical and social role of policing in society, how to imagine a future where we radically rethink our system of criminal ju
Roy Wood Jr.: 'Imperfect Messenger'
' Roy Wood Jr. , comedian and correspondent for The Daily Show , speaks with All Of It about his new comedy special, Imperfect Messenger ( Paramount+).'
Kaepernick Publishing to Release ahmoud Abdul-Rauf’s Autobiography: 'In the Blink of an Eye'
NEW YORK, N.Y. – January 18, 2022 –Kaepernick Publishing is proud to announce that it will be publishing NBA legend Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf ’s autobiography on October 18, 2022. Written with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nick Chiles , In the Blink of an Eye: An Autobiography will capture the attention of sports fans and general audiences alike. Marked by staggering vulnerability, Mahmoud Abdul-Rau

JAN 18

Afropop Worldwide | Off the Beaten Track: Burkina Faso, Malawi, and Beyond
'This episode of Afropop Worldwide ventures into corners of Africa we hear from rarely, guided by adventurous field recordists and crate diggers. The Zomba Prison Project is a set of recordings by inmates at a maximum security prison in Malawi, currently the poorest nation on earth. The project’s debut CD was nominated for a Grammy Award. Here, we speak with the producer, Ian Brennan , and hear t
Biography 'Most Dope' Glimpses Into The Inner Life of Mac Miller
'The producer and rapper Mac Miller , born Malcolm McCormick , tragically died on September 7, 2018. Now, the first extensive biography of Mac Miller's life is set to be released. The book is called, MOST DOPE: The Extraordinary Life of Mac Miller, and it's written by music journalist Paul Cantor , featuring interviews with Miller's closest friends and collaborators. Cantor is with us to discuss
Wylin Wilson on "Womanist Bioethics"
'The Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative (TMC) at Duke Divinity School and the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine at Duke held a seminar with Wylin Wilson , PhD, MS, MDiv, Assistant Professor of Theological Ethics at Duke Divinity School. She is interviewed by TMC Co-director Warren Kinghorn , MD, ThD.'
'Four Hundred Souls' Compiles Single-volume History of Black Americans
' Here & Now host Tonya Mosley speaks with Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain , editors of the new book Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African-America 1619-2019 , which collects the work of 90 writers — historians, poets, journalists, novelists and activists — to tell the stories of Black Americans, from the arrival of the White Lion, which brought enslaved people to the colonies in 1
The Spirituality of Toni Morrison
' The Takeaway speaks with writer and journalist Nadra Nittle about her book Toni Morrison’s Spiritual Vision , which explores Morrison’s Catholicism and spirituality, and the roles that her faith played in both her work and her life. Nittle is deeply interested in the ways in which Morrison’s faith shaped all of her writing, as well as how understanding this part of her life adds further context
Defining Rural: How One Word's Meaning Determines Eligibility for Crucial Funding
'From government grants to political proposals, there's no shortage of people promising to help rural America . But there are literally dozens of definitions of what rural means. And depending on where a small town falls in the pecking order, it could be ineligible for some crucial funding. Jonathan Ahl of St. Louis Public Radio reports.'

JAN 17

Documentary Covers ACLU's Fight Against Racism
'A new documentary features the work of former ACLU director Jeffery Robinson as he chronicles the history and enduring legacy of racism in America. Filmmakers Emily & Sarah Kunstler , and Jeffery Robinson , attorney and former deputy director of the ALCU, join All Of It to discuss their film, Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America .'
Attorney Laura Coates Has Witnessed the Dissolution of Voting Rights First Hand
'As a Department of Justice attorney charged enforcing voting rights during the Obama administration, Laura Coates says she saw countless ways in which the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was being undermined. "People went to great lengths to try to engage in voter intimidation, whether it meant trying to move polling places to known Klan locations [or] changing or attempting to change the Election Day
Left of Black S12 · E8 | The Legacy of Carter G. Woodson and Black Pedagogy with Jarvis R. Givens
Heralded as the father of Black History Month, Carter G. Woodson also fostered a continuously subversive practice of teaching and networking as a way to build educational capacity for Black students emerging into the era of Jim Crow and the Great Migration. Jarvis R. Givens , Assistant Professor of Education and Faculty Affiliate in the African and African-American Studies at Harvard University s
How Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Balances History and Innovation
' Alvin Ailey, the celebrated modern dance visionary died in 1989. Decades later, his choreography is as vibrant as ever and his company, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater remains as innovative. NewsHour 's Christopher Booker spoke with the company’s artistic director Robert Battle about Ailey’s legacy.'

JAN 16

The Markup: This Private Equity Firm Is Amassing Companies That Collect Data on America’s Children
This Private Equity Firm Is Amassing Companies That Collect Data on America’s Children by Todd Feathers Vista Equity Partners has been buying up software used in schools. Parents want to know what the companies do with kids’ data Over the past six years, a little-known private equity firm, Vista Equity Partners, has built an educational software empire that wields unseen influence over the educat
Ailey Dancers Reflect on Company's Scrappy Beginnings
'In this outtake from Ailey , former Ailey dancers recall how Alvin Ailey worked hard to raise money for the company. There was a "burden that was on him to keep us all working and to make sure that [his] dancers [felt] cared for and loved," recalls Judith Jamison , Ailey dancer (1965-1979) and Artistic Director (1989-2011).'

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Relations among phonological processing skills and mathematics in children: A meta-analysis
The present study presents a meta-analysis of the relations between phonological processing abilities and different mathematics subskills. Using a random-effects model with 94 studies (135 unique samples, 826 effect sizes), the present meta-analysis revealed a significant general association between phonological processing and mathematics (average r = .33, p s = .20 ∼ .54). These results suggest
Volunteer tutoring: kindergarten and first-grade students achieved significantly higher literacy
This study examines the impacts of two AmeriCorps programs, Minnesota Reading Corps and Wisconsin Reading Corps, where AmeriCorps volunteers provide literacy tutoring to at-risk kindergarten through third-grade (K–3) students utilizing a response-to-intervention framework. This evaluation replicates a prior randomized controlled trial evaluation of the program 4 years later and for the first time

JAN 19

Students with attention problems more likely to cheat
Many don’t get ADHD diagnosis that could lead to help High school students who have trouble paying attention in class are more likely to admit to cheating, a new study shows. Researchers found that inattention led to hyperactivity in the students, and both together contributed to higher levels of cheating. The issue is important because many students with attention problems don’t get an official
Reviews of Growth Mindset and Social Belonging Interventions for Postsecondary Student Success
The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) recently reviewed the research on two interventions designed to improve postsecondary student success— Growth Mindset and Social Belonging interventions. Growth Mindset interventions aim to improve college persistence and academic achievement by encouraging students to view intelligence as a “malleable” characteristic that grows with effort and to view academic

JAN 18

Pandemic recovery for kids goes well beyond keeping schools open
Print Email App The impact virtual school had on kids goes well beyond academics, say Children’s National Hospital experts in a new JAMA Pediatrics editorial. From the beginning of the pandemic, new data shows that school closures for in-person learning led to: School disengagement Mental health challenges Unhealthy weight gain Food insecurity Immunization delay An increase in cases of new-onset
Unconvincingy attempt to show that charter schools are inequitably funded compared to public district schools
The latest in a series of reports from the University of Arkansas Department of Education unconvincingly attempts to show that charter schools are inequitably funded compared to public district schools. The report, Charter School Funding: Dispelling Myths about EMOs, Expenditure Patterns, & Nonpublic Dollars , runs into several major problems according to Dr. Mark Weber of Rutgers University and

JAN 17

Improving reading skills through action video games
Decoding letters into sound is a key point in learning to read but is not enough to master it. “Reading calls upon several other essential mechanisms that we don’t necessarily think about, such as knowing how to move our eyes on the page or how to use our working memory to link words together in a coherent sentence,” points out Daphné Bavelier, a professor in the Psychology Section of the Faculty
Introducing lifestyle interventions in preschool lowers heart disease risk
Implementing school-based programs aimed at teaching healthy cardiovascular health habits as early as preschool can achieve lasting lifestyle changes in children, according to a review published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology . Previous studies have found that unhealthy lifestyle habits such as a nutritionally poor diet, sedentary lifestyle and smoking, all of which co
The importance of careful COVID-related communication from schools
Throughout the 2020–2021 school year, families’ access to—and desire to participate in—in-person educational experiences was highly unequal. Concerns about “school hesitancy” in light of COVID-19 have continued into the 2021–2022 school year, driven both by concerns about well-being and concerns about safety. Using a nationally representative sample of families, this study tested a messaging inte
Effects of Daily School and Care Disruptions During the COVID-19 Pandemic on Child Mental Health
The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected American children, including disruptions to their care and school settings. Children attending in-person child care or school have contended with unpredictable closures and time in remote school, which in turn is subject to its own types of disruptions (hardware, software, and internet failures). This study investigated the frequency and consequences
School performance ratings reflect race bias
In large urban districts, schools enrolling more white students tend to have higher school performance ratings. This study uses an instrumental variables strategy leveraging centralized school assignment to identify the drivers of the correlation between racial make-up and ratings. Estimates from Denver and New York City suggest the relationship between widely-reported school performance ratings

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