Two centuries of school discipline | Spare the Rod | APM Reports
Aug 25, 2016 · Discipline has been part of American schooling from its beginning. The debate has been how it should be achieved. Some educators have believed in harsh discipline methods …
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At a Loss for Words - APM Reports
Aug 22, 2019 · When kids struggle to learn how to read, it can lead to a downward spiral in which behavior, vocabulary, knowledge and other cognitive skills are eventually affected by slow …
Under scrutiny, company that claimed to help troubled youth …
Apr 26, 2022 · Five years ago, Sequel Youth & Family Services ran a chain of treatment programs that took in and tried to help troubled kids from all over the United States. It was valued by …
The history of the GI Bill - APM Reports
Sep 3, 2015 · A staggering 16 million soldiers returned home from World War II, and millions of them went to school. Because GI Bill benefits were generous enough to pay for any college in …
Child kidnappings that captured our attention - APM Reports
Oct 4, 2016 · The stereotypical kidnapping of a child by a stranger is vanishingly rare, accounting for less than 1 percent of all missing child cases. When the crimes do happen, they make an …
The 1950s plan to erase Indian Country | Uprooted | APM Reports
Nov 1, 2019 · In the 1950s, the United States came up with a plan to solve what it called the "Indian Problem." It would assimilate Native Americans by moving them to cities and …
Judges use ‘arbitrary,’ ‘horrendous’ reasons to keep teens in adult ...
Mar 20, 2024 · Maryland automatically charges more teens as adults than almost any other state. An analysis of recent decisions found that some judges rely on what juvenile justice advocates …
Transcript of Sold a Story E2: The Idea - APM Reports
Oct 20, 2022 · Emily Hanford: This is my big microphone. Dan Corcoran: OK. Hanford: All right, so will you just tell me who, who you are? Corcoran: My name is Daniel Patrick Michael …
Inconclusive: The truth about lie detector tests - APM Reports
Sep 20, 2016 · The police subjected Jacob Wetterling's parents, Jerry and Patty, to polygraph testing after their son was abducted in 1989."It's horrible," recalled Patty, who was tested by …