2000
DECEMBER
December 19, 2000
Homework Debate
Betty Ann Bowser reports on the growing debate over homework.

NOVEMBER
November 21, 2000
Making The Grade
John Merrow presents the second installment in a series following four new teachers in a New York City public school.

SEPTEMBER
September 20, 2000
The Education Debate
After a background report, Ray Suarez leads a discussion with four experts on the major presidential candidates' education proposals.

September 19, 2000
Making The Grade
Education correspondent John Merrow begins a series on New York City's efforts to address a serious shortage of public school teachers.

September 11, 2000
Tuning In
Paul Solman of WGBH, Boston, investigates how children can be taught to love music.

September 11, 2000
Social Promotion
Elizabeth Brackett of WTTW, Chicago, examines the repercussions of ending social promotion in schools.

September 6, 2000
Teacher Shortage
Betty Ann Bowser reports on the shortage of teachers that plagues many school districts as students return to the classroom.

AUGUST
August 23, 2000
Lagging Behind
Elizabeth Farnsworth examines two studies that point to weaknesses in American public education.

August 23, 2000
Bilingual Education
After a background report, Gwen Ifill discusses the future of bilingual education with California school superintendents Ken Noonan and Jack McLaughlin.

JUNE
June 27, 2000
Helping Hands
Spencer Michels reports on City Year, one of the oldest of about 700 groups that make up Americorps, and the National Service movement.

June 27, 2000
Alternative Schools
Elizabeth Brackett of WTTW, Chicago reports on last chance public schools for disruptive students.

June 9, 2000
Algebra Project
A new way of teaching a difficult subject. Betty Ann Bowser reports on new teaching initiatives in Mississippi.

June 2, 2000
One Florida
Gov. Jeb Bush has proposed ending affirmative action in Florida's colleges and universities, prompting protests from the state's civil rights leaders. Correspondent Tom Bearden reports.

June 2, 2000
Jobs for Grads
Unemployment inches upwards just as the Class of 2000 starts looking for work.

MAY
May 12, 2000
Teacher of the Year: Dr. Marilyn Whirry
The national Teacher of the Year award is given annually to recognize the achievement and talent in teaching. Dr. Whirry has taught English at Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, Calif., since 1967.

APRIL
April 26, 2000
Cheating Teachers
Students are feeling pressure from standardized tests, and so are teachers. Some are even breaking the rules to succeed.

April 21, 2000
Teaching Religion
Correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on teaching religion in public schools.

April 1, 2000
Forum: Teaching Religion
How should schools teach religion to students? The Freedom Forum's Charles Haynes and comparative religion teacher Jim Maechling respond to your questions.

MARCH
March 29, 2000
The Bush Literacy Plan
Senior correspondent Margaret Warner, Governor George W. Bush's education advisor Margaret Lamotagne, and guests discuss the new literacy plan that presidential candidate George W. Bush unveiled this week.

March 28, 2000
Positive Pressure
Correspondent Tom Bearden reports on an unusual method used to teach troubled teens.

March 10, 2000
Schools Retool
Correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reveals a new approach to education that is gaining popularity with parents, students, and school administrators.