2001
DECEMBER
December 24, 2001
Young Scientists
Education correspondent John Merrow begins a series on high school science students competing in high-stakes science fairs.

December 18, 2001
Education Reform
Kwame Holman reports on the education reform legislation passed by Congress. Then, Gwen Ifill interviews the chairmen of the Senate and House Education Committees: Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio.

AUGUST
August 21, 2001
Admitting for Diversity
Elizabeth Brackett investigates the controversy over the University of Michigan Law School's struggles to use race as a factor in its admissions policy.

August 17, 2001
Growing Apart
Gwen Ifill investigates the trend of increasing segregation in American schools and society.

August 15, 2001
High-Tech U.
John Merrow reports on a high-tech alternative to the traditional four-year college degree.

August 13, 2001
Grading the System
Kwame Holman evaluates education reform, and Ray Suarez talks with four leading school superintendents about their reactions to Washington's efforts.

JULY
July 19, 2001
How to Make a Teacher
Ray Suarez discusses the effectiveness of untrained or partially trained teachers with Harold Levy, chancellor of the New York City schools, and Arthur Wise, president of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.

July 9, 2001
Dollars, Dunks and Diplomas
Gwen Ifill discusses the prospect of reforming college athletics with president emeritus Bill Friday of the University of North Carolina; athletic director Deborah Yow of the University of Maryland; and Joe Whitl, a former wide receiver at the University of Auburn and a former member of the NCAA's Student Athlete Advisory Committee

JUNE
June 15, 2001
Grading the System
Kwame Holman looks at the education reform bill passed Thursday by the Senate. Then Ray Suarez talks with Bob Chase of the National Education Association, Chester Finn of the Fordham Foundation, Lisa Graham Keegan of the Education Leaders Council, and Amy Wilkins of the Education Trust.

June 12, 2001
Much Ado about Shakespeare
Schoolchildren in Denver take the bard to the streets. Paul Solman investigates...in iambic pentameter.

MAY
May 22, 2001
Conversation: Teaching
Gwen Ifill talks with Wendy Kopp, the founder of Teach for America, about her new book: "One Day, All Children."

May 22, 2001
Principal Shortage
Betty Ann Bowser reports on the shortage of school principals.

May 21, 2001
Making the Grade: Part V
John Merrow visits rookie New York City public school teachers in the fifth installment of this series.

May 16, 2001
Education Debate
Betty Ann Bowser reports on the education debate in the Senate. Then Margaret Warner talks with two key members of the education committee: Republican Bill Frist of Tennessee and Democrat Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts.

May 1, 2001
Education Debate
The Senate began debate on President Bush's education reform bill. Kwame Holman reports from Capitol Hill.

APRIL
April 20, 2001
Bully-Proofing
Betty Ann Bowser reports on efforts by schools across the country to prevent school violence.

April 11, 2001
Making the Grade
In the fourth report of a continuing series, John Merrow visits four new teachers in a New York City public school

April 10, 2001
Dollars and Scholars
Spencer Michels reports on a company that runs public schools for profit.

April 10, 2001
Report Card
Ray Suarez talks with Emily Wurtz, acting director of the National Education Goals Panel, about the growing gap between the best and worst performing students' reading and math test scores.

MARCH
March 30, 2001
SAT Debate
Spencer Michels examines the debate over scholastic aptitude tests--better known as the SATs. Then Ray Suarez talks with Richard Atkinson, president of the University of California, who recently called for dropping the SAT as an admission requirement; William Hiss, vice president of Bates College, which does not use the test; Gaston Caperton, president of the College Board, which owns the SAT; and John Blackburn, dean of admissions at the University of Virginia, which requires the test.

FEBRUARY
February 15, 2001
Testing Proposals
Betty Ann Bowser reports on President Bush's plan to increase academic testing. Then Margaret Warner talks with Arizona Superintendent of Education Lisa Graham Keegan; Bush education adviser Bill Evers; author and teacher Alfie Kohn, and Monty Neill, director of Boston-based advocacy group Fairtest.

JANUARY
January 24, 2001
Sec. Rod Paige
Ray Suarez talks with Rod Paige, who was sworn in as Secretary of Education.

January 24, 2001
Testing the Tests
Betty Ann Bowser reports on new high-stakes tests that could keep some high school students from graduating.

January 23, 2001
Saving the Schools
House Education committee members John Boehner of Ohio and George Miller of California discuss the Bush education plan with Chester Finn of the Fordham Foundation and Bob Chase, president of the National Education Association.