Steve Brown, 89.7 NPR News morning anchor, moderates a panel discussion with school leaders on practical applications of blended learning. Blended learning is a formal education program that is gaining ground in Ohio.

Former WOSU Open Line host Fred Andrle participates in a one-on-one conversation with Geoffrey Canada, creator of the Harlem Children’s Zone, hailed by the New York Times as “one of the most ambitious social service experiments of our time.” Champion of Children also presents its 2013 awards to the educator and nonprofit organization of the year.

Karl Giberson and Michael Shermer talk about the origins of religious beliefs. Neil Conan of NPR’s Talk of the Nation is the moderator.

Former WOSU Open Line host Fred Andrle moderates a panel discussion on the current state of education based on a new community report.  Champion of Children will also present its 2012 awards to the educator and nonprofit organization of the year.

The Greater Columbus Arts Council’s Community Arts Partnership presentation of Awards for 2011.  CAP celebrates the businesses and individuals who have made outstanding contributions to supporting the arts in Columbus.

This program explores what’s being done to help at risk children in Franklin County.

Part 2 of the series looks at local applications of the primary approaches to addressing school dropout—prevention; intervention and recovery— from the perspective of a school superintendent; an administrator from a community-based organization; and a high school senior.

Sheri Chaney Jones demystifies measurement for nonprofit organizations and panelists discuss how to determine the value and effectiveness of special events.

Representatives of several refugee communities in Columbus talk about the issues raised in the PBS series Women, War, and Peace, and Nasro’s Journey, a film by Tariq Tarey and Doug Rutledge about a Somali refugee in Columbus.