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In this edition of MetroFocus we report from New Jersey and New York six months after Sandy, and host Rafael Pi Roman follows up with New York City Housing Authority General Manager Cecil House.
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MetroFocus Full Episode: Public Housing After Sandy, Children’s Mental Health, Museum of MathematicsIn this edition of MetroFocus we report from New Jersey and New York six months after Sandy, and host Rafael Pi Roman follows up with New York City Housing Authority General Manager Cecil House.
MetroFocus Full Episode
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MetroFocus Full Episode: Corruption in Albany, Robin Hood Foundation, Sonia ManzanoThis week on MetroFocus: discussing New Yorkers' outlook on corruption in Albany, following up with the Robin Hood Foundation almost 6 months after Sandy, and an interview with Maria from Sesame Street.
MetroFocus Full Episode
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MetroFocus Full Episode: Approaches to Saving Failing Schools, Yoani Sánchez, New York’s New Genome CenterIn this edition of MetroFocus an inside look at different approaches to saving failing schools. Rafael Pi Roman interviews Cuban blogger, Yoani Sánchez. And Dr. Robert Darnell talks about new developments from the New York Genome Center.
MetroFocus: Full Episode
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MetroFocus: Full EpisodeMetroFocus reports on the debate over raising the minimum wage, we talk about our Five Borough Ballot reporting project on the mayoral election, some famous cheesecake by upstate nuns, and much more...
MetroFocus: Full Episode
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MetroFocus: Full EpisodeMetroFocus reports from three New York regions four months after Sandy, Rafael Pi Roman interviews Vin Cipolla of The Municipal Art Society about plans to make major changes to Manhattan’s East Midtown and more.
MetroFocus: Full Episode
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MetroFocus: Full EpisodeMetroFocus takes an in-depth look at the relationship between gun violence and poverty. Rafael Pi Roman interviews AIDS activist, Peter Staley, and more.
MetroFocus: Full Episode
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MetroFocus: Full Episode January 22MetroFocus looks at the recovery nearly 90 days after Superstorm Sandy, compares and contrasts two different state of the state addresses, and wishes Grand Central Terminal a happy birthday.
MetroFocus: Full Episode January 22
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MetroFocus: Full Episode January 9January 9: MetroFocus follows the hurricane recovery money, checks in with a New Jersey school, and presents a Solutions Story on homeless youth.
MetroFocus: Full Episode
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MetroFocus: Full Episode Dec. 20An in-depth look at what happened when the power went out at New York hospitals, interviews with former Mayor Ed Koch and former Governor Christine Todd Whitman, and more.
MetroFocus: Full Episode Dec. 20
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MetroFocus: Full Episode Dec. 6How the region is recovering from Hurricane Sandy and a look at the magnificent trees of the New York Botanical Garden.
MetroFocus: Full Episode Dec. 6
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MetroFocus: Full Episode November 15Post-Sandy topics include continuing efforts to bring light and heat to thousands, the power grid, and tips on how to put traumatic events in perspective for children.
MetroFocus: Full Episode November 15
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MetroFocus Special Edition: Wealth and Income in New York CityA look at wealth and questions of disparity with economist Diana Furchtgott-Roth, former New York Times economics columnist Jeff Madrick, and historian Kenneth Jackson.
MetroFocus Special Edition: Wealth and Income in New York City
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MetroFocus: Full Episode November 8Coverage of Hurricane Sandy’s aftermath focuses on how the region is coping with the worst storm in its history and moving forward with recovery efforts.
MetroFocus: Full Episode November 8
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NJTV/MetroFocus Special Report: Coping with CatastropheNJ Today and MetroFocus assessed the effect of Hurricane Sandy on the region. Watch the livestream archive of the video.
NJTV/MetroFocus Special Report: Coping with Catastrophe
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MetroFocus: Full October EpisodeLocal elections and how changes in ethnic communities are being mapped. Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz on income inequality. How the Arthur Ashe Institute is saving lives.
MetroFocus: Full October Episode
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MetroFocus: Full September EpisodeNational and local gun politics, and interviews with the former NYC Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe, Israel's Consul General and journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.
MetroFocus: Full September Episode
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‘MetroFocus: Transforming Transportation’ Full EpisodeMetroFocus explores the diverse ways to get around the metropolitan area and the large-scale projects that will improve overburdened transit systems.
'MetroFocus: Transforming Transportation' Full Episode
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‘MetroFocus: The Tech Economy’ Full EpisodeThis half-hour program hosted by Rafael Pi Roman examines the booming tech sector in New York City and its future.
'MetroFocus: The Tech Economy' Full Episode
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‘MetroFocus: Education Innovation’ Full EpisodeThis half-hour program takes on some of the controversial issues and new trends in education, with New York City Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott and more.
'MetroFocus: Education Innovation' Full Episode
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Grading Teachers: A Tri-State ConundrumThe issue of how to evaluate teachers is not only contentious in the Empire State: Connecticut and New Jersey are also wrestling with how to measure teacher performance.
Grading Teachers: A Tri-State Conundrum
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The Grading Teachers Project: Share Your Thoughts OnlineHow should teachers be evaluated? Share your opinion with MetroFocus by phone, web comment or video.
The Grading Teachers Project: Share Your Thoughts Online
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Interview with NYC Schools Chancellor Dennis WalcottMetroFocus asked New York City Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott how the largest school system in the country is preparing for the future.
Interview with NYC Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott
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What the DREAM Acts Mean for Undocumented Students: Share Your Thoughts
What the DREAM Acts Mean for Undocumented Students: Share Your Thoughts
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Students Use ‘GPS’ to Navigate to GraduationGiselle Peña, 18, was on track to join the nearly 40 percent of New York City ninth graders who don’t graduate in four years. That was before she joined "GPS," a one-on-one counseling program.
Students Use 'GPS' to Navigate to Graduation
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Web Extra: Wes Moore at WNET’s Celebration of Teaching & LearningAuthor and youth advocate Wes Moore shares his own story of triumph and joins a panel of students to discuss factors contributing to their successes.
Web Extra: Wes Moore at WNET's Celebration of Teaching and Learning
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Web Extra: Sal Khan at WNET’s Celebration of Teaching & LearningFull-length version of Sal Khan's talk at the Celebration of Teaching & Learning, where he explained the history of the Khan Academy and why it's been able to help so many.
Web Extra: Sal Khan at WNET's Celebration of Teaching & Learning
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Web Extra: Michael Sandel at WNET’s Celebration of Teaching & LearningFull length version of Harvard professor Michael Sandel's presentation at WNET's Celebration of Teaching & Learning, where he explored moral dilemmas facing education.
Web Extra: Michael Sandel at WNET's Celebration of Teaching & Learning
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Web Extra: Dennis Walcott, Chancellor of NYC Schools, Extended Interview
Web Extra: Dennis Walcott, Chancellor of NYC Schools, Extended Interview
