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  1. Angriest Trainer 119: BioFuels, The “Refresher,” and Stretching

    Vinnie and Anna discuss being preppy in the 80s, biofuels, the “Refresher,” and the importance and how-tos of stretching. NYT article on stretching studies here: Reasons Not To Stretch.

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  2. The Coach - Episode 8

    Darrin Slade is a veteran middle school principal and like most school leaders he’s worried about academic achievement. Principal Slade talks about what it takes to lead an urban school, working for Michelle Rhee and the challenges and rewards of his job. http://challengingcourse.org/dc/podcasts.html

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  3. Michelle Rhee Takes On DC - Episode 1

    Michelle Rhee has big plans to reshape the district’s traditionally unresponsive central office and boost student achievement. http://challengingcourse.org/dc/podcasts.html

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  4. A Union Leader in the Hot Seat - Episode 2

    George Parker, president of the teachers’ union in DC, is now negotiating a new contract Michelle Rhee. Rhee wants to make it easier to fire ineffective teachers, but Parker says she already has enough power. http://challengingcourse.org/dc/podcasts.html

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  5. Community Engagement & Reform in DC - Episode 3

    Parent advocate Margot Berkey is thrilled about the prospect of lasting school reform in Washington, DC. Berkey discusses the ramifications of what she sees as a lack of transparency on the part of DC schools leaders. http://challengingcourse.org/dc/podcasts.html

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  6. DC Mayor Weighs in on Reform - Episode 3

    Mayor Adrian Fenty and Chancellor Rhee are proposing to fire central office employees and close 23 schools. Mayor Fenty talks candidly about their controversial plan. http://challengingcourse.org/dc/podcasts.html

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  7. A Principal’s Perspective - Episode 4

    Principal L. Nelson Burton must raise test scores at Washington, DC’s troubled Coolidge Senior High School – but he says that half of his teachers are not effective. http://challengingcourse.org/dc/podcasts.html

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  8. A Step Back in DC Schools Reform? - Episode 5

    William Lockridge served as an elected official on the DC school board for over 9 years. Now through mayoral control, the school board has been dissolved leaving Mr. Lockridge and other community members with little say in what is happening in DC schools. http://challengingcourse.org/dc/podcasts.html

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  9. The Critics - Episode 6

    Michelle Rhee has the full support of DC Mayor Adrian Fenty in her quest to overhaul the DC Public School System. What do DC parents, community activists and attorneys have to say abou her tactics? http://challengingcourse.org/dc/podcasts.html

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  10. Not the Only Kid on the Block - Episode 6

    George Parker, president of Washington DC’s Teachers Union shares some astonishing confessions about the lack of accountability in the union and how that’s affecting competition between public and charter schools. http://challengingcourse.org/dc/podcasts.html

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