2003 DECEMBER
Dec. 29, 2003

Washington D.C. Charter School: School for Success
In an inner city neighborhood where traditional schools have high drop out rates, a Washington, D.C., charter school is succeeding in its effort to transform the lives of students who had been struggling in large public schools.

  

Dec. 2, 2003

Religious Studies and State Funds
The Supreme Court may refine the line between church and state with its ruling in a case over whether a state can withhold scholarship money from a student studying theology.

  

Dec. 2, 2003

Religious Studies & State Funds
The Supreme Court may refine the line between church and state with its ruling in a case over whether a state can withhold scholarship money from a student studying theology.

  

NOVEMBER
Nov. 28, 2003

Kenya's Classrooms
Special correspondent Jonathan Silvers provides a report on new opportunities and challenges for children in Kenya.

Nov. 13, 2003

Report Card
The Department of Education on Thursday released the latest test scores from the nation's fourth and eighth graders. Margaret Warner discusses the results, which show an improvement in students' understanding of math, with Education Week senior editor Lynn Olson.

  

Nov. 12, 2003

Achievement Gap
Schools throughout the United States are struggling to overcome the achievement gap between white and Asian students, who tend to do better in school than black and Hispanic students. John Merrow reports on this gap and how one New York public school is trying to eradicate it.

  

OCTOBER
Oct. 15, 2003

'The Essential Conversation'
This week, as millions of American families prepare for their annual parent-teacher conferences, Jeffrey Brown gets some advice on what they should ask from Harvard education professor Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, who recently wrote "The Essential Conversation: What Parents and Teachers Can Learn From Each Other."

Oct. 10, 2003

Tuition Hikes
State budget crises have arrived on campus and hit cash-strapped college students in the wallet. Many public universities have countered reduced appropriations with increases in tuition. Kwame Holman explains the impact of these increases at college campuses in Virginia.

SEPTEMBER
Sept. 2, 2003

No Child Left Behind Act School Battle in Maine
John Merrow reports from Maine where some educators and legislators oppose the No Child Left Behind Act.

  

AUGUST
Aug. 12, 2003

Chicago Affirmative Action Debated
A model for the use of affirmative action in city contracts faces a constitutional challenge in Chicago. Elizabeth Brackett of WTTW-Chicago reports on the public and legal debate.

  

JULY
July 25, 2003

Head Start
The House of Representatives approved Head Start for another five years but shifted some of the program's control to the states. Margaret Warner discusses the bill with Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, and Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., the ranking Democrat on the committee.

JUNE
June 26, 2003

Update: School Experiment in Philadelphia
Betty Ann Bowser reports on the results of a major school reform effort in Philadelphia.

  

June 23, 2003

Affirmative Action
The Supreme Court narrowly found that states have a compelling interest in creating diverse student bodies at public universities, but that programs must be carefully structured.

  

June 23, 2003

High Court Splits on University Affirmative Action Policies
In a set of critical decisions on affirmative action, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday in favor of a university law school race-based admissions policy, finding that it fairly sought a "critical mass" of minority students.

June 11, 2003

Report Card on Standardized Testing: WASL
Lee Hochberg of Oregon Public Broadcasting looks at standardized testing in the Washington State school system.

  

June 6, 2003

Report Card: The Job Market
Continuing a series on education, Paul Solman of WGBH Boston looks at how recent college graduates are fairing in the job market.

  

June 4, 2003

Report Card, Women in College
In the third report in a series on education, Lee Hochberg of Oregon Public Television looks at why more women are attending college than men.

  

June 3, 2003

Report Card, FCAT
In the second report in a series on education, Tom Bearden looks at the standardized tests required for high school graduation in Florida.

  

June 2, 2003

Report Card, Reading First
In the first of a series of reports on education, John Merrow looks at "Reading First," a cornerstone of the Bush administration's major education initiative "No Child Left Behind."

  

MAY
May 19, 2003

Separate Classrooms for Girls and Boys
Special correspondent for education John Merrow reports on a public school's experiment with single sex education.

May 19, 2003

Campus Anxiety: The Threat of SARS
Earlier this month, Berkeley turned away nearly 600 Asian students from its summer session. Spencer Michels reports on the university's measures against the threat of SARS.

  

APRIL
April 22, 2003

School Safety Lesson
Betty Ann Bowser reports on school security in the age of terrorist attacks.

April 1, 2003

Affirmative Action
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in two highly anticipated affirmative action cases in what may prove to be the most important civil rights debate before the high court in decades.

  

April 1, 2003

Supreme Court Tackles Debate Over Affirmative Action
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in two highly anticipated University of Michigan affirmative action cases that may prove to be the most important civil rights debate before the high court in decades.

FEBRUARY
Feb. 19, 2003

Tuition Tug of War
Tom Bearden reports on the looming fight over undocumented students and college tuition.

  

JANUARY
Jan. 17, 2003

Weekly Political Analysis of Mark Shields and David Brooks
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss President Bush's recent statement on the University of Michigan Supreme Court affirmative action case.

  

Jan. 15, 2003

Weighing Affirmative Action
President Bush enters the affirmative action debate, calling a University of Michigan program unconstitutional.

  

Jan. 8, 2003

Teachers Without Tenure
Spencer Michels reports on the increasing number of college teachers who are part-time and untenured.