Alison Stewart leads a lively discussion with three education reformers about practical solutions that work.
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Education roundtable
Education roundtable
Alison Stewart leads a lively discussion with three education reformers about practical solutions that work.
February 11th, 2011
A script for success
A script for success
Brockton High School's principal and three retired teachers brainstorm to come up with a "script" for those looking to replicate the school's success.
February 11th, 2011
Girl mathletes run the numbers
Girl mathletes run the numbers
At this prestigious high school math contest, the winner is guaranteed to be a girl.
February 10th, 2011
A physical education in Naperville
A physical education in Naperville
Physical education spurs higher test scores at one Chicago-area high school.
February 8th, 2011
Hosni Mubarak's legacy
Hosni Mubarak's legacy
Michele Dunne, a senior associate at the Carnegie Center for International Peace, discusses Hosni Mubarak's 29-year rule, and explains the roots of Egypt's historic uprising.
February 4th, 2011
Neil MacFarquhar: Mubarak overstayed his welcome
Neil MacFarquhar: Mubarak overstayed his welcome
In an interview with Need to Know, New York Times correspondent Neil MacFarquhar discussed the history of the Egyptian president's rule, and the roots of the uprising against him.
February 4th, 2011
Atul Gawande: Why we need end-of-life counseling
Atul Gawande: Why we need end-of-life counseling
As health care is attached in Congress and the courts, Dr. Atul Gawande discusses the quiet removal of one controversial provision: funding for end-of-life counseling, the so-called 'death panels.'
February 4th, 2011
Planning for the final months
Planning for the final months
As Congress continues to battle over funding for end-of-life counseling, NOW on PBS takes a first-hand look at how doctors help their patients plan for their final months.
February 4th, 2011
Our friends, the dictators
Our friends, the dictators
Jon Meacham ruminates on America's checkered history with friendly authoritarian and totalitarian regimes.
February 4th, 2011
Detecting Alzheimer's earlier
Detecting Alzheimer's earlier
An FDA advisory panel has recommended approval of a brain scan that may help diagnose Alzheimer's. Dr. Emily Senay tells us what this test might mean for the future.
February 4th, 2011
Will 2011 be the Arab world’s 1989?
Will 2011 be the Arab world’s 1989?
To understand what might happen next in the Arab world, here's a brief background on each of the Arab countries where an autocratic ruler is currently fighting for his political life.
February 4th, 2011
Reagan: The 'boxer in a corner'
Reagan: The 'boxer in a corner'
As we approach what would have been Ronald Reagan's 100th birthday, Eugene Jarecki discusses his new film about the president's extraordinary life.
February 4th, 2011
