America's Town Meeting of the Air

Are the Schools Doing Their Job?

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English · Education, Radio

America's Town Meeting of the Air brings public questions into a lively radio forum. Rather than presenting a single narrator's account, the program centers on discussion and debate, inviting listeners to hear differing perspectives on issues of the day.

The episode title, “Are the Schools Doing Their Job?”, points to a conversation about education and the role of schools. The town-meeting format gives the subject a civic, participatory feel, with ideas presented for consideration rather than resolved through a scripted story.

Its appeal lies in hearing public affairs treated as an open exchange: a chance to follow arguments, weigh viewpoints, and listen in on the kinds of questions that mattered to communities and the nation.


This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.