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A World Beyond Home

WUNC | By Anita Rao,
Phoebe Judge
Published June 10, 2016 at 12:10 PM EDT

Why do some students succeed while others do not? This question has stumped teachers, school administrators, and education policy professionals who try to stop students from falling through the cracks.

Author Stuart Albright

14-year veteran high school teacher Stuart Albright takes a stab at answering this question in his new book, “A World Beyond Home: The Education Of A Poet, An Athlete, And A New Generation of Students” (McKinnon Press/2016). Albright traces the stories of two former students who, despite challenging circumstances, transformed their lives and went on to forge successful paths.

Guest host Phoebe Judge talks with author Stuart Albright, a creative writing teacher at Jordan High School, and Siddiq Haynes, one of the students profiled in the book who now coaches football at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, TX.

Albright investigates why some students succeed while others don't in his new book "A World Beyond Home: The Education Of A Poet, An Athlete, And A New Generation Of Students."
Stuart Albright /
Albright investigates why some students succeed while others don't in his new book "A World Beyond Home: The Education Of A Poet, An Athlete, And A New Generation Of Students."
Siddiq Haynes (L) is one of the students profiled in the book. He now coaches football at Sam Houston State University in Hutnsville, Texas.
Stuart Albright /
Siddiq Haynes (L) is one of the students profiled in the book. He now coaches football at Sam Houston State University in Hutnsville, Texas.
George is another student profiled in Albright's book.
Stuart Albright /
George is another student profiled in Albright's book.

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Anita Rao
Anita Rao is the host and creator of "Embodied," a live, weekly radio show and seasonal podcast about sex, relationships & health. She's also the managing editor of WUNC's on-demand content. She has traveled the country recording interviews for the Peabody Award-winning StoryCorps production department, founded and launched a podcast about millennial feminism in the South, and served as the managing editor and regular host of "The State of Things," North Carolina Public Radio's flagship daily, live talk show. Anita was born in a small coal-mining town in Northeast England but spent most of her life growing up in Iowa and has a fond affection for the Midwest.
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Phoebe Judge
Phoebe Judge is an award-winning journalist whose work has been featured on a numerous national radio programs. She regularly conducts interviews and anchors WUNC's broadcast of Here & Now. Previously, Phoebe served as producer, reporter and guest host for the nationally distributed public radio program The Story. Earlier in her career, Phoebe reported from the gulf coast of Mississippi. She covered the BP oil spill and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina for Mississippi Public Broadcasting and National Public Radio. Phoebe's work has won multiple Edward R.Murrowand Associated Press awards. Phoebe was born and raised in Chicago and is graduate ofBennington Collegeand theSalt Institute for Documentary Studies.
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