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Friday, September 28 2012

  • Movie Date: 'Won't Back Down' September 28, 2012

    This week, Rafer and Kristen remember their favorite teachers and their favorite teaching movies. It's all in honor of "Won't Back Down," the new movie that pits teachers against pare... (article)

  • Today's Takeaway | September 28, 2012 September 28, 2012

    Three Teachers' Most Worrisome — and Hopeful — Students | The Trouble with Depicting God | The Best High School Movies | Olivia Wilde on 'Half the Sky' | How the Jetsons Inspired Our ... (episode)

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    • The Biggest Issues Facing Public Schools According to Teachers September 28, 2012

      After hearing from public education experts, scholars, and advocates, The Takeaway invited teachers from around the country to describe the students they worry about the most and the ...

    • The Trouble with Depicting God September 28, 2012

      Depictions of the sacred are everywhere in modern American society, but we're not immune from the conflict that such depictions sometimes inspire. How does the fight over God's image ...

    • Takeaway Listeners Respond to Education Series September 28, 2012

      Takeaway listeners from Vancouver to New Jersey have been responding to this week's series on education with stories about their favorite educators, testimonials about their own schoo...

    • The Best High School Movies September 28, 2012

      <p>In honor of our weeklong series on education, we want to hear your favorite high-school-based&nbsp;movies. In the spirit of our series, we're going to stick with movies that take place at public schools.</p>

    • Olivia Wilde Documents Women's Rise from Oppression to Opportunity September 28, 2012

      <p>Actress&nbsp;<strong>Olivia Wilde</strong>&nbsp;talks about growing up with parents who worked as journalists in conflict zones and how that inspired her role in the new PBS series, "Half the Sky."</p>

    • How The Jetsons' Future Inspired Our Present September 28, 2012

      We may not have flying cars yet, but much of the future world envisioned in the television show "The Jetsons" has in fact come true. For the show's fiftieth anniversary, Janet Waldo, ...