TruthToTell, Monday, March 4- 9AM: TESTING TO THE TEACHER: Failing the Grade – AUDIO PODCAST HERE

Air date: Mar 4, 2013 @ 12:00am

Tags: Andy Driscoll, Association of Metropolitan School Districts, Audrey Lensmire, Augsburg College, Basic Skills Examinations, Dr. Christopher Smith, House File 171, Kayla Vandenheuvel, Kristin Fildes, Michelle Alimoradi, Minnesota State University at Moorhead, MinnesotaVOICE, MTLE, Northfield, Rep. John Ward, Scott Croonquist, Senate Education Committee, Senate File 429, Senate Finance; E-12 Division, State Sen. Kevin Dahle, Teacher Advocates, Teacher Testing, TruthToTell

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HELP US BRING YOU THESE IMPORTANT DISCUSSIONS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST – PLEASE DONATE HERE! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Much has been made of the effectiveness of constantly testing students with standardized and formula tests to measure teacher performance as well as student achievement. The general conclusion: testing does little to raise the quality of either teaching or learning[...] Read More »

TruthToTell, Monday, Feb. 4 – 9AM: FORECLOSURE TRAUMA: Devastating Families & Communities – AUDIO/PODCAST HERE

Air date: Feb 4, 2013 @ 12:00am

Tags: Andy Driscoll, ARM, banks, CHRIS GRAY, foreclosure, GENET BEYENE, Homeowner, Housing Studies Program, lenders, lending, Michelle Alimoradi, OccupyHomes Minnesota, subprime, trauma, TruthToTell, well-being

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HELP US BRING YOU THESE IMPORTANT DISCUSSIONS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST – PLEASE DONATE HERE! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LATE-BREAKING NEWS: This warms the cockles of our hearts Victory in sight for South Side Homeowner facing imminent eviction! About an hour after her radio interview (Monday) morning, Gayle Lindsey received a call from the Senior Vice President of the Loss[...] Read More »

TruthToTell ENCORE, Jan 28: DOMESTIC DRONES: Watching First, Killing Second? – Audio/Podcast HERE

Air date: Jan 28, 2013 @ 12:00am

Tags: ACLU Free Future blog, American Civil Liberties Union, Andy Driscoll, Coleen Rowley, FBI agent, J.T. Haines, Jay Stanley, Matt Ehling, Michelle Alimoradi, Naomi Wolf, Privacy and Technology Program, Public Record Media, speech, TruthToTell, U.S. Department of Justice

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HELP US BRING YOU THESE IMPORTANT DISCUSSIONS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST – PLEASE DONATE HERE! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ REGARDING THIS WEEK’S ENCORE PLAYBACK, TWO ITEMS: 1. We had serious difficulty booking the proper guests in time to air our show on Women in Construction. That show will air with an excellent array of guests on February 25th. 2. A[...] Read More »

TruthToTell, Monday, Jan 21–9AM: OBAMA & MLK: Dream Fulfilled? Or Dashed? – AUDIO PODCAST HERE

Air date: Jan 21, 2013 @ 12:00am

Tags: Andy Driscoll, Barack Obama, Color the Vote, doug rossinow, first term presidency, inauguration, Martin Luther King, Metropolitan State University Brett Buckner, Michelle Alimoradi, Minneapolis NAACP, MLK Day, presidency

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HELP US BRING YOU THESE IMPORTANT DISCUSSIONS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST – PLEASE DONATE HERE! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We now have four years of the very first Black presidency behind us. Despite the insane vilification of Barack Obama and the extraordinary overreach of the country’s rightwing politicians and media, the most extraordinary, lowdown, miserable NRA ad going after[...] Read More »

TruthToTell, Monday, Jan 7–9AM: DRONES: Watching First, Killing Second? – Audio/Podcast HERE

Air date: Jan 7, 2013 @ 12:00am

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HELP US BRING YOU THESE IMPORTANT DISCUSSIONS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST – PLEASE DONATE HERE! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Few readers and listeners are unaware that the United States is and has been sending unmanned aircraft with the rather insidious moniker – drones – over a wide swath of countries and territories overseas and targeting specific individuals with their deadly[...] Read More »

TruthToTell Dec 31: GUN VIOLENCE: Can Minnesota Stop Its Own? – Audio/Podcast HERE

Air date: Dec 31, 2012 @ 12:00am

Tags: Andy Driscoll, firearms, guns, Heather Martens, Minneapolis, national rifle association, NRA, protect minnesota, Tony Bouza, weapons

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Remember – call and join the conversation – 612-341-0980 – or Tweet us @TTTAndyDriscoll or post on TruthToTell’s Facebook page. MAKE CIVICMEDIA YOUR END-OF-YEAR TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION BENEFICIARY!!! HELP US BRING YOU THESE IMPORTANT DISCUSSIONS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST – PLEASE DONATE HERE! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Often, to construct our newsletters each week, we’re Googling like crazy to compile the background[...] Read More »

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TruthToTell, Monday, March 4- 9AM: TESTING TO THE TEACHER: Failing the Grade – AUDIO PODCAST HERE

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TruthToTell, Monday, Feb. 4 – 9AM: FORECLOSURE TRAUMA: Devastating Families & Communities – AUDIO/PODCAST HERE

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TruthToTell ENCORE, Jan 28: DOMESTIC DRONES: Watching First, Killing Second? – Audio/Podcast HERE

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TruthToTell, Monday, Jan 21–9AM: OBAMA & MLK: Dream Fulfilled? Or Dashed? – AUDIO PODCAST HERE

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TruthToTell, Monday, Jan 7–9AM: DRONES: Watching First, Killing Second? – Audio/Podcast HERE

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TruthToTell Dec 31: GUN VIOLENCE: Can Minnesota Stop Its Own? – Audio/Podcast HERE

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