Can schools make the American Dream real for poor students?
ON THE MEDIA: A powerful radio documentary on the appalling state of US education in poor neighborhoods. From Linda Lutton at WBEZ, Chicago public radio.
Source: The View From Room 205
Against the Wall – An Afghan Evacuation Story – Part 1
On Aug 15th, the day Kabul fell to the Taliban, Basir and his family made their first attempt to get into the airport and onto a plane. It would be nearly a month before they escaped into Pakistan. Over the next weeks they would be beaten at Taliban checkpoints, endure crushing crowds and be threatened and sworn at by soldiers from around the world.
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