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Tuesday, April 7 2015

  • Teacher Evaluations; Rolling Stone's Retraction and Tavis Smiley April 7, 2015

    Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch; Rolling Stone's retraction;&nbsp;Tavis Smiley; David Graeber on anarchy and bureaucracy &amp; Google's head of HR talks about his rules for hiring.&nbsp; (episode)

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    • Merryl Tisch Explains the Education Budget April 7, 2015

      Merryl Tisch, the&nbsp;chancellor of the New York State Board of Regents, talks about what the new system of teacher evaluations will look like under the new NYS budget.

    • Rolling Stone Magazine's 'Journalistic Failure' April 7, 2015

      The one surprising revelation to come out of Columbia's scathing report on Rolling Stone's UVA rape story, says Bob Garfield, is that the magazine still won't claim responsibility.

    • Tavis Smiley Remembers Maya Angelou April 7, 2015

      As a young man, Smiley spent two weeks "carrying&nbsp;Maya Angelou's bags" around during a trip to Ghana, and he writes in a new book about the ways&nbsp;she inspired him to serve others.

    • Anarchy and Bureaucracy April 7, 2015

      The author and anthropologist David Graeber&nbsp;shares how bureaucracies got that way.

    • What Keeps Googlers Happy April 7, 2015

      Google's head of "people operations" -- otherwise known as human resources -- stopped by to offer some insights into retaining employees and making sure they feel purposeful.