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Weekday is a daily two hour public affairs program. Host Steve Scher and Producer Katy Sewall track trends in society and culture. Weekday brings newsmakers, commentators and listeners together to explore the stories behind the news headlines.
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- Steve Scher, Senior Host
- Katy Sewall, Talk Show Producer
Regulars
- Knute Berger: editor-at-large of Seattle Magazine and the Mossback at Crosscut.com
- Cliff Mass: Weekend Weather Forecast
- Vaughn Palmer: correspondent for the Vancouver Sun.
- D. Parvaz: columnist for the Seattle PI.
- Danny Westneat: columnist for the Seattle Times
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Monday on Weekday at 9:00 a.m.
5/12/2008 at 9:00 a.m.
American High School vs. the Rest of the World
Audio available at 10:05 a.m.
Are American high schoolers falling behind their international teenage counterparts? Studies show American students don't do as well on academic tests, and don't study as much as their global peers. Are American schools too easy? How does the high school experience in American compare with equivalent schooling elsewhere? Did you go to high school in another part of the world? Tell us how your experience compared.Event: The film Two Million Minutes is being screened tonight from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. at Seattle University, (901 12th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122) in The LeRoux Room (Student Center room 160). The screening is free and open to the public.
Tomorrow on Weekday: Is Eating Seafood Ethical?
Guests:
Bob Compton is a venture capitalist and executive producer of the documentary Two Million Minutes which looked at how American, Indian and Chinese high school spend their time.
Neil Ahrendt was 18 years old and lived in Carmel, Indiana when he was filmed for Two Million Minutes. At the time he was senior class president and a National Merit semifinalist. He is now a freshman at Purdue University where he studies computer graphics.
Apoorva Uppala was 17 years old and lived in Bangalore, India when she was filmed for Two Million Minutes. At the time, she spent Saturdays in tutoring sessions to prepare for admission exams and hoped to become an engineer. She is now at Dayanand Sagar – College of Engineering in Bangalore, where she studies engineering and telecommunications.
Tom Duenwald is principal of Sammamish High School. Prior to this post, he was Assistant principal at Interlake and Sammamish, principal of International School and principal of Tillicum Middle School.
Bob Compton is a venture capitalist and executive producer of the documentary Two Million Minutes which looked at how American, Indian and Chinese high school spend their time.
Neil Ahrendt was 18 years old and lived in Carmel, Indiana when he was filmed for Two Million Minutes. At the time he was senior class president and a National Merit semifinalist. He is now a freshman at Purdue University where he studies computer graphics.
Apoorva Uppala was 17 years old and lived in Bangalore, India when she was filmed for Two Million Minutes. At the time, she spent Saturdays in tutoring sessions to prepare for admission exams and hoped to become an engineer. She is now at Dayanand Sagar – College of Engineering in Bangalore, where she studies engineering and telecommunications.
Tom Duenwald is principal of Sammamish High School. Prior to this post, he was Assistant principal at Interlake and Sammamish, principal of International School and principal of Tillicum Middle School.
Related Links:
KUOW does not endorse nor control the content viewed on these links as they appear now or in the future.
- Two Million Minutes: A Documentary Film on Global Education
- The Two Million Minutes Blog
- 'Preparing Students For the 21st Century,' On Point from WBUR
- 'No 'Blue Ribbons' for American,' An ABC report
- 'Q&A with Robert Compton,' CSPAN
- Two Million Minutes on YouTube: Compton explains why he made the movie
- 'American Mathematics in a Flat World,' Post from The Mathematical Association of America
- 'Worldwide Survey Finds U.S. Students Are Not Keeping Up,' NY Times in 2000
Monday on Weekday at 10:00 a.m.
5/12/2008 at 10:00 a.m.
Mayor Greg Nickels in the KUOW Green Room. Photo by Carmen Santos.
Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels
Audio available at 11:05 a.m.
Anyone who has driven on Mercer Street knows what a mess it is. The road is worn. Traffic gets cluttered up at every intersection. At rush hour it is slow going. Will the Mercer Mess ever be fixed? And should it be a priority when the city of Seattle has so many transportation needs? Mayor Nickels joins us to take this up. We'll also discuss the four plans to expand the streetcar, ten options to replace the viaduct, surveillance cameras in parks, and bottled water. Joins us with your questions for the mayor during the show at 206–543–KUOW or email weekday@kuow.org.Tomorrow on Weekday: Spring Gardening Tasks
Guests:
Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels
Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels
Related Links:
KUOW does not endorse nor control the content viewed on these links as they appear now or in the future.
- Office of the Mayor
- 'Mercer Street project not top priority,' Seattle PI
- 'New streetcar routes have potential, but need cash: 4 possibilities offered for city's consideration,' Seattle P–I
- 'Some getting serious about adding streetcars,' Seattle Times
- 'Drink tap water, not bottled, city urges,' Seattle PI
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