 | 2006 DECEMBER
December 28, 2006
Track Your State's Progress Toward Education Goals
Check your state's performance on national assessment tests and see how schools in your area are reaching their goals.
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| December 26, 2006
Program Trains Unemployed to Become Chefs
Programs around the country are combatting joblessness by employing new tactics. NewsHour reports on a program in Chicago that helps train unemployed people in the culinary field.
     
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| December 20, 2006
Bill and Melinda Gates Reflect on Need for Global Philanthropy
Bill and Melinda Gates, whose foundation seeks to address worldwide needs in areas including health and education, describe their initiatives and decision-making process.
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| December 15, 2006
Universities Debate Whether Early Admission Should Be Continued
Harvard and Princeton are among the institutions that have abandoned the use of early admissions, saying the process is unfair to lower-income students. Other universities argue against this and have instead redoubled their commitment to early decision.
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| December 4, 2006
Supreme Court Revisits Race in Public Schools
The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday about whether schools in Seattle, Wash., and Louisville, Ky., can consider race when placing students in public elementary and secondary schools. The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle explains the cases that could affect millions of students nationwide.
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| NOVEMBER
November 14, 2006
Philadelphia High School Integrates Latest Technologies
Microsoft has helped build a high-tech high school in a Philadelphia community that serves low-income families. Students at this state-of-the art facility incorporate the latest technologies throughout their curriculum.
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| November 13, 2006
Thousands of Would-be Nurses Denied Affordable Training Options
Thousands of would-be nurses are waitlisted at community colleges -- the main affordable choice for them. At the same time, the United States is facing a nursing shortage and importing nurses from abroad because of the high demand.
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| November 3, 2006
Television Show Aims to Inform Kids About Politics
Linda Ellerbee hosts a current events news magazine program on Nickelodeon for kids. She has used this outlet to inform children about campaign news and this year's midterm election.
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| OCTOBER
October 30, 2006
Elected President of Gallaudet University Ousted Amid Protests
The Board of Trustees at Gallaudet University voted Sunday to revoke the contract of incoming president Jane Fernandes, amid protests from students, faculty, and alumni. A reporter discusses the impact of this incident on deaf culture and on higher education.
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| October 11, 2006
Principal Works to Improve Failing Inner-city School
The last installment in a series looking at an inner-city school in Richmond, Va., tracks "turnaround specialist" Parker Land's efforts to fix Boushall Middle School's troubles with discipline and incentives.
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| October 3, 2006
Spate of Shootings Raises School Safety Concerns
Three shootings at schools in the past week, including the attack on an Amish schoolhouse near Lancaster, Pa., that claimed the lives of five girls, have heightened concerns about school safety nationwide. A reporter covering the Amish shooting and a professor who heads a youth violence project discuss the school shootings.
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| SEPTEMBER
September 8, 2006
Students Face Mounting Pressure to Succeed
Pushed by parents, school councilors and teachers, many students are panicking about their futures as they scramble to stuff their resumes, excel in athletics, pile up awards and earn high grades. Such pressure derives in part from a make-money mentality over education and leads, at times, to more cheating in school.
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| AUGUST
August 28, 2006
Essayist Looks at Separation of Parents, Kids Off to College
NewsHour Essayist Anne Taylor Fleming reflects on parents letting go of their college-age children.
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| JUNE
June 27, 2006
High School Drop-out Rates Rise
While the drop-out rate of high school students increases, experts struggle to develop an accurate measure and determine why some students fail to graduate.
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| June 26, 2006
Warren Buffett Pledges around $30 Billion to Gates Foundation
Warren Buffett, the world's second richest person, has donated nearly 85 percent of his fortune to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to help fight disease and poverty and improve education.
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| June 20, 2006
Chatanooga Elementary Schools Struggle to Improve Low Test Scores
The NewsHour's Special Correspondent for Education John Merrow reports on efforts to fix a group of troubled elementary schools in Tennessee.
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| June 19, 2006
A Principal Struggles to Fix a Richmond Middle School
The third report in a series by education correspondent John Merrow tracks one principal's efforts to reform a troubled inner-city school in Richmond, Virginia on the state's warning list.
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| June 19, 2006
More Young People Turn to Community College
For young people who feel the intense pressure of choosing a career path, community colleges can offer a reprieve with a less-taxing and less-expensive educational environment.
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| June 2, 2006
Graduations Mark the End of a Traumatic Year for New Orleans Schools
John Merrow has been reporting on the efforts of New Orleans schools to remain open in the wake of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, which destroyed much of the infrastructure of the school systems in the Gulf Coast.
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| June 2, 2006
Student Competition Spurs Interest in Poetry
Students compete in National Poetry Out Loud, the first annual poetry recitation contest. Jeffrey Brown reports.
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| June 1, 2006
The Scripps National Spelling Bee Championship Gains More Attention
The annual Scripps National Spelling Bee has gained more attention on the small screen in recent years thanks to a number of big screen hits. James Maguire, author of the book "American Bee: The National Spelling Bee and the Culture of Word Nerds," explores the factors behind the rise in popularity and the effects on kids.
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| MAY
May 31, 2006
Plan for Omaha Schools Raises Segregation Concerns
The Nebraska Legislature voted to divide Omaha's public schools into three racially identifiable districts, prompting the NAACP to file a lawsuit against the state arguing that the law "intentionally furthers racial segregation."
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| May 16, 2006
Students Compete in Robotics
This year, nearly 30,000 high school students experienced triumph and defeat in a national robotics challenge geared toward fostering an interest in math, science and engineering.
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| May 2, 2006
Senagalese Student Lands in Public Eye Over Pending Deportation
Amadou Ly, a Senegalese 18-year-old living alone in New York City, now faces deportation after revealing his illegal immigrant status on his way to his high school's robotics competition.
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| May 2, 2006
Publisher Pulls Harvard Student's Novel Over Alleged Plagiarism
Little, Brown and Co. removed Kaavya Viswanathan's debut novel from book stores as the Harvard University sophomore continues to come under fire for allegedly plagiarizing. An industry expert talks about the allegations and the book publishing industry.
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| APRIL
April 12, 2006
Library of Congress Launches Latest Attempt to Preserve its Music
The Library of Congress is attempting to preserve the memorable words and music of history. Jeffrey Brown talks to James Billington, the head Librarian of Congress, about the National Recording Registry.
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| April 6, 2006
Fossil Discovery May Link Life on Land and Water
Scientists discovered fossils on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic that they believe are a crucial missing link in the evolutionary chain between life in the water and on land. One of the lead researchers analyzes the implications of the discovery.
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| April 6, 2006
Mississippi School District Leads Community Rebuilding Effort
The NewsHour's special correspondent for education John Merrow reports from Bay St. Louis, Miss. About one school district's impact on the town after Hurricane Katrina.
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| MARCH
March 31, 2006
Final Four Casts Spotlight on George Mason
George Mason University was thrown into national prominence by making it to the NCAA men's basketball Final Four, but some argue that universities are chasing illusory athletic glory and, in the process, betraying their principle educational mission.
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| March 29, 2006
Students Help Rebuild Houses After Hurricane Katrina
NewsHour correspondent Tom Bearden reports on volunteer organizations helping to rebuild Biloxi, Miss., one of the places where teenagers are choosing to spend their spring break gutting homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
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| March 29, 2006
New Report Concludes Many Black Men Are Strugging in Amerca
A report from the National Urban League concludes that many black Americans are struggling to live as well as white Americans. Ray Suarez reports on the plight of black men, who have not kept up with the income, health, education, civil justice and civic engagement of other groups.
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| March 23, 2006
P.S. 48 Struggles to Make The Grade
NewsHour special correspondent for education John Merrow visits a highly praised New York City school that, due to regulations under No Child Left Behind Law, isn't making the grade.
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| March 7, 2006
America's Efforts to Improve Math and Science in Schools
NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels reports on new efforts to make American students competitive in math and science.
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| March 6, 2006
High Court Rules in Favor of Military Recruitment on Campus
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that colleges that accept federal money must allow military recruiters on campus, despite some universities' objections to the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays. Gwen Ifill discusses the ruling with Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal.
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| March 1, 2006
Museum Displays Charles Darwin's Discoveries
A new exhibit at New York's American Museum of Natural History explores the life of Charles Darwin and how he developed his theories on evolution but repressed them for decades because he may have known how revolutionary they would become.
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| FEBRUARY
February 22, 2006
Embattled Harvard President Set to Leave Post
Margaret Warner reports on the departure of Harvard President Lawrence Summers and the response from students and faculty.
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| JANUARY
January 31, 2006
President Urges Fight on 'Tyranny', Steps to Keep U.S. Competitive
President Bush, in his State of the Union speech Tuesday, said U.S. security depends on ending tyranny in the world, while maintaining U.S. competitiveness requires investments in technology and scientific learning.
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| January 17, 2006
New Orleans Universities Open After Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane-damaged colleges and universities that were closed all last semester welcomed back faculty and students this week.
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