Blue Ribbon Award
Tuesday, November 16 2010
BLUE RIBBON AWARD
When Anthony Smith became principal at Cincinnati’s Taft
High School , it was the worst performing school in the state. Today, the principal is in Washington DC accepting a Blue Ribbon Award on behalf of the school, renamed Taft Information Technology High School. Now, 95% of the students graduate. Principal Smith didn’t clean house to make sweeping changes. He kept the teachers, and created a dynamic partnership with local CEO Jack Cassidy and Cincinnati Bell.
- Taft is featured in the new book Inside School Turnarounds: Urgent Hopes, Unfolding Stories
- Music in this story: Geordie, Franco Morone from the album The Road to Lisdoonvarna
CHOICES FOR YOUR CHILD
Krista Bremer is a regular contributor to the program. Krista’s husband is Muslim, and she was raised in a family with no ties to organized religion. Krista regularly shares stories from their life. Today’s story is about the decision of circumcision.
- Listen to our previous interviews with Krista: Experimenting with the Headscarf and Awaiting Sunset
- Music in this story: Batalti Eli by Putomayo Presents Acoustic Arabia
ARGENTINA’S DIRTY WAR
Emilio Massera died last week. He was one of the most brutal men of the past century. Massera was a leader of the military junta that took power in Argentina in 1976. During the seven year regime, as many as 30-thousand people disappeared. Debora Benchoam was just a teenager during the Dirty War. One morning at dawn, soldiers showed up at her apartment building.
- Music in this story: Plegaria para un niño dormido, performed by Almendra; Pickin' On U2 - A Bluegrass Tribute, from the Pickin' On Series
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