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Chronic absenteeism: Kids are skipping class more and more

Students are filing back into cafeterias, gymnasiums and classrooms — but not as many as before. In the last three years, absenteeism has gone up and up nationally and locally. More and more students aren’t showing up to class consistently. To better understand this concerning trend we turn to WTOP Reporter Kate Ryan, who formerly…

Freida Pinto

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley interviews Freida Pinto as today marks the 15th anniversary of “Slumdog Millionaire,” which premiered on Aug. 30, 2008, beginning an underdog journey to win 8 Oscars, including Best Picture. They spoke when Pinto visited George Washington University in Washington D.C. in 2015 to discuss her Sundance documentary “Girl Rising” in…

Freida Pinto

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley interviews Freida Pinto as today marks the 15th anniversary of “Slumdog Millionaire,” which premiered on Aug. 30, 2008, beginning an underdog journey to win 8 Oscars, including Best Picture. They spoke when Pinto visited George Washington University in Washington D.C. in 2015 to discuss her Sundance documentary “Girl Rising” in…

Adam Ferrara (Part 2)

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley interviews Adam Ferrara, who performs live this Friday at the Bethesda Theater in Bethesda, Maryland. They discuss his successful standup career, TV roles like “Rescue Me” and “Nurse Jackie,” and even “The Adam Ferrara Podcast: 30 Minutes You’ll Never Get Back.” (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”) Learn more about your…

Adam Ferrara (Part 2)

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley interviews Adam Ferrara, who performs live this Friday at the Bethesda Theater in Bethesda, Maryland. They discuss his successful standup career, TV roles like “Rescue Me” and “Nurse Jackie,” and even “The Adam Ferrara Podcast: 30 Minutes You’ll Never Get Back.” (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”) Learn more about your…

Better News: The Coloradoan partners with university to foster public discourse, increase engagement

Eric Larsen, The Coloradoan’s executive editor, recently wrote a report for Better News about how a partnership with Colorado State University’s Center for Public Deliberation reenergized the newspaper’s opinion page  and increased engagement by promoting a public dialogue among its audience members. The Better News podcast is a partnership between It’s All Journalism and the American Press Institute to a) showcase innovative/experimental…