http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/Highlights NewsHour with Jim Lehrer reports of particular interest to teachers or with potential use in the classroom.NewsHour with Jim LehrerHighlights NewsHour with Jim Lehrer reports of particular interest to teachers or with potential use in the classroom.en-usCopyright 2008 MacNeil/Lehrer Productions. All Rights Reserved.144144http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/newshour/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/images/rss/promo_rss.jpg NoEducation, Educators, Teachers, Students, Classroom, Current Events, News, NewsHour, Daily, Iraq, Politics, Congress, President, Bush, Capitol, Senate, Election, Campaign, War, Israel, Middle East, Analysis, Law, Supreme Court, Federal, GovernmentNewsHour with Jim Lehreronlineda@newshour.orgNewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/jan-june08/dcreform_06-18.htmlWed, 18 Jun 2008 18:32:00 EDTWashington, D.C.'s schools struggle to bring students up to proficiency standards while losing thousands of them to charter schools. John Merrow talks to D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee about her first year on the job.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2008/06/18/20080618_dcreform28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/jan-june08/nolareads_06-17.htmlTue, 17 Jun 2008 18:27:00 EDTThe struggle to educate the nation's children in urban schools has long been an area of reform. In a continuing series of reports on urban school reform, John Merrow returns to New Orleans schools to examine how young students are learning to read.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2008/06/17/20080617_merrow28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/jan-june08/gender_05-21.htmlWed, 21 May 2008 18:37:00 EDTA new report examines commonly held assumptions about the differences in how girls and boys learn and achieve in education. Experts discuss the findings and how they might help educators better address issues of learning and gender.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2008/05/21/20080521_gender28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/jan-june08/read_05-02.htmlFri, 02 May 2008 18:32:00 EDTAn Education Department report disclosed the ineffectiveness of No Child Left Behind's $6 billion student reading program. State education officials Douglas Christensen of Nebraska and Michele Goady of Maryland debate Reading First's merits.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2008/05/02/20080502_reading28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/jan-june08/hightech_04-17.htmlThu, 17 Apr 2008 18:43:00 EDTPaul Solman reports on a high school in California that pushes its students to focus on the future by preparing for jobs in the world of high technology -- while also helping the U.S. stay competitive in a global marketplace.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2008/04/17/20080417_high28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/jan-june08/nola_04-03.htmlThu, 03 Apr 2008 18:21:00 EDTIn the latest in a series of reports on urban school reform, John Merrow reports on how the schools chief in New Orleans plans to deal with some of the most troubled schools in a city still recovering from Hurricane Katrina.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2008/04/03/20080403_nola28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/jan-june08/challenge_04-02.htmlWed, 02 Apr 2008 18:15:00 EDTIn the latest in a series of reports on school reform in Washington, D.C., and New Orleans, John Merrow checks in with D.C. schools chief Michelle Rhee, who has had to make difficult -- and controversial -- decisions regarding school closures and staff cuts. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2008/04/02/20080402_schools28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law/jan-june08/shootings_02-15.htmlFri, 15 Feb 2008 18:10:00 EDTA gunman shot 21 people at North Illinois University on Thursday, killing five before turning his guns on himself. Chicago NewsHour correspondent Elizabeth Brackett reports on the aftermath of yesterday's events.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2008/02/15/20080215_shooting28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/military/jan-june08/gibill_02-12.htmlTue, 12 Feb 2008 18:25:00 EDTJohn Merrow reports on how education benefits offered through the G.I. Bill are issued to soldiers returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the renewed efforts by some members of Congress to expand the bill, which has seen reduced funding over the years.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2008/02/12/20080212_gibill28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/jan-june08/nola_02-08.htmlFri, 08 Feb 2008 18:32:00 EDTIn the latest in a series of reports on how education leaders are endeavoring to reform troubled urban schools, education correspondent John Merrow returns to New Orleans to check in on the city's efforts to repair its struggling school system.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2008/02/08/20080208_nola28.mp3 NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/jan-june08/dcschools_02-07.htmlThu, 07 Feb 2008 18:32:00 EDTJohn Merrow reports on the controversial practices that D.C. schools chief Michelle Rhee is using to shake up the city's school system, including closing 23 schools by 2010 in a bid to tackle a $100 million budget deficit -- a move that has raised a storm of protest.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2008/02/07/20080207_school28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/july-dec07/military_12-26.htmlWed, 26 Dec 2007 18:24:00 EDTElizabeth Brackett reports on a controversial program that has some of Chicago's public schools following the model of military academies, and the debate over whether it is an effective way to boost student performance in tough urban neighborhoods.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2007/12/26/20071226_school28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/july-dec07/nola_11-23.htmlFri, 23 Nov 2007 18:29:00 EDTIn the newest in a series of reports on reforming troubled school systems, John Merrow returns to New Orleans for an update on how the city's schools chief is faring in his attempts to enact change in a system still working to recover from Hurricane Katrina.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2007/11/23/20071123_nola28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/july-dec07/dcschools_11-19.htmlMon, 19 Nov 2007 18:33:00 EDTAs part of a series of reports on how educators are attempting to reform urban schools, education correspondent John Merrow provides an update on the efforts of Washington D.C. school chancellor Michelle Rhee to turn around the city's troubled school system.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2007/11/19/20071119_dc28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec07/vegas_11-15.htmlThu, 15 Nov 2007 18:31:00 EDTIn the next Big Picture election report from Las Vegas, the NewsHour looks at how the Nevada city's recent population increase has strained school and health care systems and local residents and leaders discuss how the burden on social services is impacting their views on the 2008 election.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2007/11/15/20071115_lasvegas28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/july-dec07/evolution_11-13.htmlTue, 13 Nov 2007 18:42:00 EDTThe PBS series NOVA airs a documentary Tuesday about a 2005 landmark Pennsylvania court case that found it unconstitutional for schools to teach "intelligent design" as an alternate theory to evolution. The judge who decided the case reflects the legal battle.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2007/11/13/20071113_design28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/july-dec07/lunch_10-16.htmlTue, 16 Oct 2007 18:36:00 EDTWhile American schools celebrate National School Lunch week, many are making efforts to provide meals that are both tasty and health conscious. The NewsHour reports on such efforts in St. Paul, Minn., schools.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2007/10/16/20071016_school28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law/july-dec07/scotus_10-10.htmlWed, 10 Oct 2007 18:08:00 EDTThe Supreme Court affirmed Wednesday that New York City must pay private school tuition for a special education student and considered whether a Mexican man on death row should be granted a new hearing to comply with international law. A reporter provides an update.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2007/10/10/20071010_courts28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/july-dec07/nola_10-02.htmlTue, 02 Oct 2007 18:26:00 EDTIn the second of two reports on efforts to improve education in urban public schools, education correspondent John Merrow explores the plans underway in New Orleans to create a new school system in a city still struggling to rebuild from Hurricane Katrina.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2007/10/02/20071002_education28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/july-dec07/dcschools_10-01.htmlMon, 01 Oct 2007 18:24:00 EDTIn the first of two reports on leaders in education who are trying to reform urban schools, NewsHour education correspondent John Merrow investigates improvement efforts in Washington, D.C.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2007/10/01/20071001_schools28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/social_issues/july-dec07/littlerock_09-25.htmlTue, 25 Sep 2007 18:37:00 EDTFifty years ago, nine black students entered Little Rock Central High School, marking a critical moment in the efforts to desegregate the nation's schools. Seven of the "Little Rock Nine" recall their experiences.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2007/09/25/20070925_littlerock28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/july-dec07/nclb_08-15.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2007 18:24:00 EDTA number of failing schools in the San Diego area are adjusting their practices to meet standards under the No Child Left Behind law. Special correspondent for education John Merrow continues a series of reports on the law and how it is affecting U.S. education.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2007/08/15/20070815_nclb28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/july-dec07/nclb_08-14.htmlTue, 14 Aug 2007 18:13:00 EDTSchool districts are getting around certain requirements of the No Child Left Behind law by setting the bar measuring student progress low in the beginning. Special correspondent for education John Merrow begins a series of reports.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2007/08/14/20070814_nclb28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law/jan-june07/integration_06-28.htmlThu, 28 Jun 2007 18:19:00 EDTThe Supreme Court Thursday ruled against allowing race-based criteria in proposed diversity plans in two school districts. Following a report by Marcia Coyle on the ruling and the mood in the courtroom, Roger Clegg and Theodore Shaw, two experts in race relations analyze the likely impact of the Court's decision.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2007/06/28/20070628_integration28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/jan-june07/charter_06-11.htmlMon, 11 Jun 2007 18:25:00 EDTWashington, D.C., with a struggling inner city school system, has seen nearly a decade-long experiment in charter schools -- publicly funded schools that are given more autonomy than their peers -- result in a mixed record of student performance.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2007/06/11/20070611_charter28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/jan-june07/vatech_04-18.htmlWed, 18 Apr 2007 18:38:00 EDTIn the wake of shootings that left 33 members of their community dead, Virginia Tech students went to Web sites such as Facebook and MySpace to memorialize friends and make sense of the carnage.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2007/04/18/20070418_tech28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law/jan-june07/campussecurity_04-17.htmlTue, 17 Apr 2007 18:22:00 EDTMonday's deadly shootings at Virginia Tech University have sparked concern over security at many colleges and universities around the country. Three education officials discuss the challenges of keeping students safe at often sprawling campuses.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2007/04/17/20070417_security28.mp3NewsHour with Jim Lehrerhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/jan-june07/loans_04-10.htmlTue, 10 Apr 2007 18:28:00 EDTFinancial aid officers at several high-profile colleges were put on leave after a probe revealed that they were receiving stock options, kickbacks and all-expense-paid trips from a preferred student loan lender. The NewsHour talks to an author who covers student debt.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2007/04/10/20070410_loan28.mp3