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Everyone agrees that early childhood education is essential to later academic success. But has the pressure to succeed led to unrealistic expectations in kindergarten? Kojo looks at the competing priorities and speaks with this year's "National Teacher of the Year."
Dominic F. Gullo, Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education, Queens College, City University of New York; Editor, "K Today: Teaching and Learning in the Kindergarten Year" (NAEYC, 2006)
Kimberly Oliver, Kindergarten Teacher, Broad Acres Elementary School (Silver Spring, MD); 2006 "National Teacher of the Year"
The world's leaders -- including President Bush -- converge on New York today to discuss Iran, Iraq, Darfur, and other global hot spots. We preview the topics likely to dominate the agenda and look at some of the pressing challenges facing the UN.
Linda Fasulo, UN correspondent for NBC News and longtime contributor to NPR; author of the book "An Insider's Guide to the UN"
Karl Inderfurth, Former Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs (1997-2001), and Professor at the Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University
Meet a high fashion photographer working to redefine our understanding of "beauty." We talk with Rick Guidotti about his project Positive Exposure, and explore the role stigma plays in the lives of people born with genetic conditions like cleft palates and albinism.
Rick Guidotti, fashion photographer; and founder, "Positive Exposure"
Sharon Terry, President, The Genetic Alliance (a coalition of over 600 disease specific advocacy groups)
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