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WATCH: Elvis Costello & Elmo Duet

Posted 12.19.2011

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It's been over three decades since Elvis Costello released his debut record "My Aim is True," which Pitchfork calls the 80th best album of all time. B...

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Michael Calderone

New NPR CEO Gary Knell Hopes To 'Depoliticize' Public Radio Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 12.02.2011

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NEW YORK -- NPR named Gary Knell as president and CEO on Sunday, ending more than six months of speculation about who would lead the media organizatio...

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Has 'Mommyism' Replaced Feminism?

Melanie Notkin | Posted 11.23.2011

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Melanie Notkin

Why is it that the modern mom can love children and her career but the childless woman can only love her career? In America today, has feminism morphed into mommyism?

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Heads-Up, Media Producers: Families Still Matter Most in a Digital Age

Michael Levine | Posted 08.06.2011

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Michael Levine

Tomorrow, the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop is presenting a report at the E 3 Expo in Los Angeles that may surprise media designers and c...

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Are Elementary School Children Underserved by Educational Media?

Gary Knell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gary Knell

When do parents stop caring about the educational value of the television shows their children watch?

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As Elmo Says...

Vicki B. Escarra | Posted 05.25.2011

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Vicki B. Escarra

Infants, toddlers, and pre-schoolers: more than half of the 17 million American children who regularly face hunger are under the age 6.

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Sesame Street Adds Monthly Subscription Option To eBooks

blogs.publishersweekly.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, has added a monthly subscription option to its e-bookstore. Now, for $3.99 per month or $39.99 p...

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Make Teaching Creativity More Than Just a Song and Dance (VIDEO)

Michael Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Levine

If our schools are to truly prepare our children for the 21st century, we need to think differently about creativity and how to foster these skills.

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Sesame Workshop-Google Education Forum Live -- How Can We Change the System?

Esther Wojcicki | Posted 05.25.2011

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Esther Wojcicki

Watch the education forum here. We have a powerhouse panel including the Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter, Stanford Professor Linda Darling Hammond, and NYC Chancellor Joel Klein.

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Uh-Oh Elmo! Sesame Workshop Cutting 20%

AP | FRAZIER MOORE | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — The crisis on Wall Street is plaguing Sesame Street. Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit producer of "Sesame Street" and other kids' prog...

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