Nov 23 Watch Outgoing NYC Schools Chief Klein: School Reform Momentum Will Continue Jeffrey Brown speaks with Joel Klein, outgoing chancellor of New York City Schools, about his sometimes-controversial eight-year tenure and what will become of the national school reform movement with several high-profile departures. Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch Outgoing NYC Schools Chief Joel Klein’s Tenure Drew Praise, Criticism Many were surprised to hear New York City schools chief Joel Klein was stepping down to rejoin the private sector after eight years heading up the nation's largest public school system and being part of a U.S. school reform debate. Continue watching
Nov 10 Joel Klein Resigns: What’s Next for NYC Schools? My jaw dropped when I learned of Joel Klein's resignation as New York City Schools Chancellor. He's labored long and hard in the nation's largest school system and has achieved some noteworthy success, particularly the large network of small… Continue reading
Oct 26 Community MusicWorks Performs in D.C. When Sebastian Ruth, founder of the Providence, R.I.-based nonprofit Community MusicWorks, brought his group of music students to Washington, D.C., to accept the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award, he knew they had one important stop to make before… Continue reading
Oct 23 Festival Showcases Future Faces of Science, Engineering Thousands of students ventured to Washington D.C. for this weekend's finale to the 2010 Science and Engineering Festival. Booths lined the National Mall as the event sought to pique the interest of the nation's youth in science and math… Continue reading
Oct 21 Conversation: MacArthur Fellow, Community MusicWorks Founder Sebastian Ruth By Tom LeGro One of this year's MacArthur Foundation fellows is Sebastian Ruth, founder and artistic director of Community MusicWorks. Continue reading
Oct 18 Students Explain Science to President They're too young to vote, but they're already designing cancer-fighting therapies, solar-powered cars and robots to combat distracted driving. One team of students cooked and sold tamales to raise enough money to build a better wheelchair for a classmate… Continue reading
Oct 13 Sandra Day O’Connor on Life After the Supreme Court By Judy Woodruff Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman to sit on the high court's bench and retired from the court in 2006. Her work since then has taken her many places, including the classroom. Judy Woodruff's has… Continue reading
Oct 13 Michelle Rhee Steps Down as D.C. Schools Chancellor Washington, D.C.'s embattled schools chief Michelle Rhee resigned her post Wednesday. She drew national attention -- and criticism-- for her efforts to reform the city's troubled school system. The NewsHour and correspondent John Merrow have been chronicling the… Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch Melinda Gates Urges Better Job Training as Community Colleges Innovate, Adapt President Obama shone a spotlight on community colleges Tuesday as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced that it would donate $35 million to help improve graduation rates and job-training programs. Philanthropist Melinda Gates talks to Judy Woodruff about the… Continue watching