Fresh Air, Frank Burd and Ed Klein, June 26, 2007 (Nonfiction‪)‬

Hear teachers Frank Burd and Ed Klein, and rock critic Ken Tucker on this edition of Fresh Air.

Frank Burd and Ed Klein are Philadelphia public school teachers who were attacked on the job. They talk about the difficulties of teaching in inner-city schools. Frank Burd's neck was broken; Ed Klein's jaw was broken. Burd is a math teacher at Germantown High School and Klein is a music teacher at West Philadelphia High School.

Then, Ken Tucker reviews Big Dog Daddy, the new album from country singer Toby Keith. The album debuted and remains number one on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. [Broadcast Date: June 26, 2007]