1996
DECEMBER
December 26, 1996
Recharting Education
Earlier this month the Democrats released their education package for the 105th Congress. Amongst the proposals were: annual tax reductions to help families pay for college and federal funding to upgrade school technology.

December 2, 1996
Savior For D.C. Schools?
A conversation with retired Army General Julius W. Becton about his newest assignment, restoring order to the District of Columbia's troubled school system.

NOVEMBER
November 25, 1996
Job For Life?
At universities across the U.S. receiving "tenure" has guaranteed a professor a job "for life". But new financial realities -- especially at state run universities -- are causing some schools to re-evaluate their tenure code.

November 21, 1996
Education Report Card
A study released Wednesday finds American eighth graders trail students in some Asian nations in math and science but perform about the same as young people in Germany or England.

OCTOBER
October 28, 1996
We, The Parents
Betty Ann Bowser reports from Colorado about a constitutional amendment to give parents more rights.

October 14, 1996
Education Reform
GOP presidential candidate Bob Dole has labeled the Department of Education and teachers unions as stumbling blocks to such education reforms as school vouchers. Is Dole's criticism fair, and what about President Clinton's plan to offer tax credits for college tuition?

SEPTEMBER
September 17, 1996
Forum: 21st Century Classroom
How ready are schools to teach in the 21st Century?

September 10, 1996
Forum: The Right Reform?
Are School Vouchers the opportunity disadvantage kids need to get a top notch education or are they a way for the wealthy to keep from supporting public education? Two education experts answered your questions.

AUGUST
August 22, 1996
Belabored Learning?
The way in which students are educated has become a hot topic of political debate, and Bob Dole has targeted teachers' unions for standing in the way of reforming the education system.

JULY
July 27, 1996
Reforming School
Both Bob Dole and President Clinton have embraced the education issue in recent speeches. Their speeches are followed by a debate between Secretary of Education, Richard Riley, and former Bush administration education secretary, William Bennett.

MAY
May 27, 1996
Inalienable Rights?
The new immigration reform bill before the House and Senate looks to ban the children of illegal immigrants from the public education system.

APRIL
April 17, 1996
Uniform Look
Many politicians and educators have embraced school uniforms as a way to reduce violence in public schools.

MARCH
March 27, 1996
Planning Ahead
For years, politicians and educators have grappled with raising the basic skill level of high school graduates. Now, another group has weighed in; American business leaders joined the nation's governors this week in a search for solutions. Following Correspondent Elizabeth Brackett's report, Charlayne Hunter-Gault discusses the summit with IBM chairman Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Matthew Clarke, superintendent of schools in Poughkeepsie, New York.

FEBRUARY
February 23, 1996
Night School Revisited
More and more working Americans are choosing to continue their education at night.