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	2012 FEBRUARY Feb. 10, 2012 'OMG!' Exports American Slang to China Meet Jessica Beinecke, the writer, host and producer of "OMG! Meiyu," or "Oh My Gosh! American English." Each weekday the 25-year-old Voice of America journalist posts 2- to 3-minute videos explaining the hippest American English and culture to a Chinese audience; her Chinese fans, in turn, tell her what they'd like to learn.

	Feb. 10, 2012 Schools Look to Holistic Approach to Improve Attendance When it comes to lowering the high school dropout rate, many school leaders have found that something fairly basic works: the ABCs -- Attendance, Behavior and Class.

	Feb. 8, 2012 In California, Some Students Rethink Dropping Out Santa Barbara High School covers 40 acres in tree-lined hills overlooking the Pacific Ocean, a few miles away.

	Feb. 2, 2012 California Photographer Captures Young Faces of Juvenile Detention Photographer and University of California, Santa Barbara professor Richard Ross has spent five years documenting juvenile detention facilities throughout the nation. In his own words, Ross explains what he's seen. This report is part of NewsHour's American Graduate series on the U.S. dropout crisis.

	Feb. 2, 2012 Juvenile Education: Inside a Confined World Photographer and professor Richard Ross has spent the last five years documenting juvenile detention facilities throughout the nation. The NewsHour recently spoke with him in his studio at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

	Feb. 1, 2012 Gang Member-Turned-Ph.D. Mentors Youth on the Fringes Victor Rios says he has lived two lifetimes. In his first, he was a gang member, juvenile delinquent and high school dropout. Now, he's a sociology professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, who tries to help adolescents avoid the same mistakes he made and get second chances like he did. Ray Suarez reports.

	Feb. 1, 2012 Join a Live Chat Friday at 1:30 p.m. ET on Dropouts and Delinquents This week, the NewsHour's American Graduate team looks at juvenile justice and gang violence relating to the dropout crisis. Join a live chat Friday at 1:30 p.m. ET with Victor Rios, a former gang member turned sociology professor, and Richard Ross, a photographer who documents what life is like for young people in prison.

	Feb. 1, 2012 One Man's Journey From Gang Member to Academia Victor Rios says he has lived two lifetimes. In his first, he was a gang member, juvenile delinquent and high school dropout. Today, he's a sociology professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, who studies at-risk youth.



	JANUARY Jan. 27, 2012 Should Financial Aid Be Linked to a College's Affordability? President Obama announced Friday at the University of Michigan that he's putting colleges on notice that tuition hikes can't continue year after year. Ray Suarez discusses the proposals with Mark Yudof, president of the University of California, and Richard Vedder of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity.

	Jan. 20, 2012 The Education Conversation - South Carolina Edition In this week's Education Conversation, we look at how GOP candidates score on education and why South Carolina's graduation rates are so low.

	Jan. 20, 2012 Airman, Actors Seek to Inspire Youth with 'Red Tails' "Nothing's difficult. Everything's a challenge. Through adversity to the stars. From the last plane to the last bullet to the last minute to the last man - we fight. WE fight! We FIGHT!"

	Jan. 16, 2012 In Smaller Voices, 'I Have a Dream' Echoes Again Over National Mall For the past seven years on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, children from a Washington, D.C., elementary school have climbed the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to proclaim "I have a dream," just as Dr. King did 48 years ago. This year, they also shared what "the most historic speech ever" means to them.

	Jan. 6, 2012 New Study Gauges Teachers Impact on Students' Lifetime Earnings Replacing a bad teacher with an average or a good one has measurable economic benefits such as boosting a student's lifetime earnings by hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to a new study done in part by Harvard University economist Raj Chetty. Ray Suarez and Chetty discuss the study's findings.

	Jan. 6, 2012 The Education Conversation We look at what's happening in the world of education as seen on Twitter, video and other digital destinations.



	2011 DECEMBER Dec. 29, 2011 In San Francisco Bay Area, New Ideas on Innovating Out of Dropout Crisis As part of our American Graduate series, correspondent Spencer Michels sits down with the new boss of the Oakland Unified School District and a college dean who's trying to get people to rethink how students are stereotyped and what that means for the way they're educated.

	Dec. 28, 2011 'Being Elmo': The Man Behind the Muppet Chances are you've heard Kevin Clash many, many times and don't even realize it. He is everywhere. You've heard his voice on TV, and if you have children you've heard it coming from one of their toys, one of the most popular ever, over and over and over again. You've tickled him. Clash is Elmo.

	Dec. 26, 2011 In Face of Holiday Sales, Colorado Students Begin to Learn Financial Discipline A Colorado law that went into effect this fall requires schools to teach public school students about financial responsibility -- from drawing coins and bills to deducting purchases from their classroom bank accounts. Correspondent Tom Bearden reports.

	Dec. 23, 2011 The Education Conversation We look at what's happening in the world of education as seen on Twitter, video and other digital destinations.

	Dec. 16, 2011 Celebrity Calls Urge Students To Get Up, 'Get Schooled' Supermodel Tyra Banks poses with students at Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School in Los Angeles after surprising them with a pep rally as part of the Get Schooled Foundation's attendance challenge.

	Dec. 16, 2011 Behind the Numbers: Why Dropouts Have it Worse Than Ever Before A new dropout crisis study reveals staggering statistics on economic gaps between those in Chicago and in the state of Illinois with and without high school diplomas. WTTW Chicago Tonight interviewed economist Andrew Sum about the study, released by the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University.

	Dec. 13, 2011 Singer Anthony Hamilton Encourages Teens to Stay in School According to the Children's Defense Fund, more than 400,000 children are registered in the foster care system in the United States, and less than one in four are adopted each year.

	Dec. 9, 2011 The Education Conversation We look at what's happening in the world of education as seen on Twitter, video and other digital destinations.

	Dec. 7, 2011 U.S. Charter School Enrollment Hits Milestone, But Questions Remain More and more students are attending charter schools in the United States, but performance results from these independent schools are still a mixed bag.

	Dec. 6, 2011 Parlez-Vous? Some Louisiana Pupils Being Immersed in French Instruction Louisiana's French heritage is being embraced in many immersion classrooms in the state. It goes beyond language -- some students are learning math, science and social studies in French. Sue Lincoln of Louisiana Public Broadcasting and the Southern Education Desk reports.



	NOVEMBER Nov. 25, 2011 Detroit Tackles Dropout Crisis By Engaging Students, Parents Education Secretary Arne Duncan has called Detroit, where four out of 10 children don't graduate from high school, "arguably, the worst school district in the country." Hari Sreenivasan and Detroit Public Television report on how the city's public schools are tackling poor graduation rates.

	Nov. 25, 2011 Reporter's Notebook: Helping Students Succeed in Detroit The facts that paint a bleak, dark, down-and-out Motor City are not scarce. Whether it is the unemployment, or foreclosures, or crime, Detroit finds itself on lists like Forbes' 20 most miserable cities. But when it comes to education, a turnaround is under way.

	Nov. 24, 2011 The Education Conversation This week we look at what's happening in the world of education as seen on Twitter, video and other digital destinations.

	Nov. 22, 2011 Can Tech Startup Schools Teach #TheNextBigThing? We explore the phenomenon of Startup Accelerators with Tech Stars, AngelPad, Thomas Korte, David Cohen, Vivek Wadhwa, Blackbox Ventures, Wade Roush. Are they helping find the next big thing or fueling a bubble.

	Nov. 21, 2011 As Poorest U.S. City, Reading Also Struggling With High Dropout Rate One city's struggle to regain its economic footing is also tied to significant problems in its schools. Jeffrey Brown reports from Reading, Pa., as part of our American Graduate series.

	Nov. 16, 2011 Woodruff: Florida School Aims to Buck Economic Downturn Despite the economic downturn -- and budget cuts for higher education -- one Florida university is meeting the challenge by helping students launch their own businesses and partnering with industries to help them find jobs.

	Nov. 14, 2011 Why a Lesson in Money Plus Math Equals Financial Stability Sheila Bair, known for her tenacity and contrarian tenure as chairwoman of the FDIC, has a message she wants everyone to learn:Don't buy an inflatable moose head for your wall.

	Nov. 9, 2011 Indiana Crafts Dropout Remedy Through Choice of Schools Special correspondent John Tulenko reports from Indiana, where a voucher program allows families to choose religious schools, charter schools and public schools in neighboring districts for their children as part of an effort to provide more options when graduation rates are low.

	Nov. 8, 2011 St. Louis Teachers Voice Struggles Over Dropouts Teachers are struggling to find solutions to the high school dropout crisis plaguing the nation. As part of our American Graduate Project series, Gwen Ifill discusses the challenges educators are facing in the classroom with Civic Enterprises' John Bridgeland.

	Nov. 8, 2011 The Education Conversation We're starting a new feature on the Rundown - a look at what's happening in education as seen through Twitter, video and other digital destinations.



	OCTOBER Oct. 31, 2011 'Wall of Martyrs' Depicts Egypt's Fallen in Graffiti Art A graffiti wall in Alexandria, Egypt depicts the faces of Egyptians who died in the country's recent revolution, for which many Egyptians consider them martyrs.

	Oct. 25, 2011 Calif. University Introduces First U.S. Multi-Faith School of Theology Claremont Lincoln University, a graduate school in California, is the first in the United States to bring together Christians, Jews and Muslims in the same classrooms to educate the future leaders of churches, synagogues and mosques. Special correspondent Saul Gonzalez reports.

	Oct. 18, 2011 NewsHour Extra: Youth Profiles from Zuccotti Park Youth reporters at People's Production House and Newsmotion.org. ventured into New York City's Zuccotti Park and interviewed young people participating in the Occupy Wall Street movement.

	Oct. 17, 2011 California 'Dream Act' Offers Undocumented Students Path to Higher Education On October 8 California governor Jerry Brown signed Bill AB131 into law, enabling undocumented students who meet state residency requirements to have access to state public funds for higher education.

	Oct. 11, 2011 Stalling Economy Forces Pennsylvania Schools to Put Dreams on Hold The weak economy is contributing to -- and magnifying the problems -- of some school districts around the United States. John Merrow, the NewsHour's special correspondent for education, reports on the problems one Pennsylvania district is facing.



	SEPTEMBER Sept. 28, 2011 Seven Notable Banned Books The last week of September marks National Banned Books Week. Here are seven books both modern and classic that have been banned or challenged in the past decade. Each book has also been featured on the NewsHour broadcast or website.

	Sept. 23, 2011 Obama Offers States an Exit to Parts of 'No Child Left Behind' Law President Obama said on Friday that No Child Left Behind, which President Bush signed into law in 2002, is not working. Jeffrey Brown discusses the major changes to the law and what they mean for students and schools with Fairfax County Superintendent Jack Dale and Education Trust President Kati Haycock.

	Sept. 23, 2011 African-American Trailblazers Visit Schools to Energize, Inspire Students The HistoryMakers organization has sent 450 African-American trailblazers and leaders into high schools around the country this week to encourage students to get their diplomas and aim for college.

	Sept. 22, 2011 Young Entrepreneur Changes Lives One Story at a Time Vanderbilt University student and entreprenuer Trevor is the co-founder and CEO of Teach Twice, a social venture that educates children and their communities through stories and the exchange of culture.

	Sept. 21, 2011 Denzel Washington on Dropouts: 'Most Dangerous Time' for Kids Right After School In the first installment of an 18-month series on the nation's high school dropout rate, Gwen Ifill sits down with Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington to discuss his work as national spokesman for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and making a difference in the lives of at-risk youth.

	Sept. 19, 2011 Young Photographer Documents Egypt's Revolution Eighteen-year-old Egyptian student and photographer Yasser Alaa has been documenting his country's recent revolution from behind the lens of a camera, most recently attending protests that sprang up after the country's longtime dictator, Hosni Mubarak, stepped down.

	Sept. 16, 2011 'The Learning' Follows Teachers From the Philippines to Baltimore In the new documentary, "The Learning," filmmaker Ramona Diaz follows four Filipina women facing their first year as teachers in Baltimore's public schools. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project, a series of independently produced films aired in partnership between The Economist and the NewsHour.

	Sept. 15, 2011 Replay a Live Chat About New Documentary 'The Learning' "The Learning" follows four Filippina women recruited to teach in public schools in east Baltimore. The women hoped to earn enough to transform their families lives back in the Philippines.

	Sept. 14, 2011 9/11 to Now: Ways We Have Changed With the 10th anniversary this week, we take a look at some of the other changes in American life.

	Sept. 11, 2011 Young People Reflect on How 9/11 Helped Shape Generation When terrorists struck in 2001, many young people on the West Coast learned of the attacks as they were getting ready for school. Judy Woodruff reports from California on how 9/11 helped shaped the lives and choices of many young Americans.



	AUGUST Aug. 31, 2011 Student Education Reform Protests Rock Chile What started as a student demonstration has turned into the largest protest against the Chilean government since the return of democracy two decades ago, and has harmed the popularity of the current conservative government.