Education Coverage | NewsHour with Jim Lehrer | PBShttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/newshour/topic/education/The latest news, analysis and reporting about Education from the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and its Web site, the feed is updated periodically with interviews, background reports and updates to put the news in a larger context.en-usTue, 10 Nov 2009 14:10:00 ESTTue, 10 Nov 2009 14:10:00 ESTCopyright ©2006 MacNeil/Lehrer Productions. All Rights Reserved.NewsHour with Jim Lehrer144144http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/newshour/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/images/rss/promo_rss.jpgConversation: Sesame Street's 'Maria'http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/2009/11/conversation-sesame-streets-maria.htmlTue, 10 Nov 2009 14:10:00 ESTSesame Street celebrates its 40th anniversary Tuesday, and there at nearly the beginning was Sonia Manzano, who was cast as "Maria" in 1971, becoming one of the first Hispanic characters on television.Weekly Poems: On Sesame Street's 40th Birthday, Kermit and Cookie Monsterhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/2009/11/weekly-poems-on-sesame-streets-40th-birthday-kermit-and-cookie-monster.htmlTue, 10 Nov 2009 11:17:00 ESTHit children's television show "Sesame Street" celebrates its 40th anniversary Tuesday. Please enjoy Cookie Monster's hilarious poetry reading below.Stimulus Money Trickling Into the Classroom http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/july-dec09/stimulus_11-03.htmlTue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESTJohn Tulenko of Learning Matters Television explores how stimulus money is making its way into classrooms in upstate New York.