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September 5th, 2008
Globalization: Finland: What’s the Secret to Its Success?

Why, and how, Finnish students consistently rank so high on international tests.

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September 5th, 2008
Finance: How Do We Fund Our Schools?

The nuts and bolts of school finance.

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September 5th, 2008
Testing: No Child Left Behind: NCLB: Its Origin, Impact & Future

About the law, its background, impact and its future.

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September 4th, 2008
Geoffrey Canada & The Harlem Children’s Zone

A look inside one of the country's most ambitious educational experiments.

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September 4th, 2008
Message from Ron Thorpe, Vice President and Director of the Educational Resources Center at Thirteen/WNET

A message from Executive Producer of "Where We Stand."

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September 4th, 2008
Voices on Education: Introduction

Listen to what a few of the nation's top education experts have to say.

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September 4th, 2008
Dropout Recovery Alternative School Profile

Profile of Foxfire Center for Student Success. Kids come from Appalachian rural poverty and urban poverty districts near Columbus. The school has made a dramatic turn around in the past two years.

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September 4th, 2008
A Look at Rural Districts

Call it rural blight, or simply the impact of globalization - job opportunities are fast disappearing in rural Ohio. Once home to heavy industry, agriculture and mining, the Appalachian area of the state has seen many of these sectors shut down or move offshore in recent years. And where there are opportunities, an education beyond high school is often required. That's a challenge in a region with a high school completion rate of just 68 percent.

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