Dec 30 Watch Whose Version of History Is Taught? Arizona Law Bans Ethnic Studies Classes An Arizona law is going into effect Friday aimed at shutting down ethnic studies classes in Tucson's public schools, but is binding on all public schools in the state. Lucky Severson reports on the new law in a story that… Continue watching
Dec 23 Who Wins and Who Loses When Big Schools Are Closed Down? For years, educators, parents and experts have debated the merits of whether smaller schools truly provide a better opportunity and atmosphere where children can learn. But even as that debate continues, more and more large schools are being shut… Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch In NYC, Small Schools Touted to Make a Big Difference in Education Reform An effort to create smaller schools in New York City has spurred some success stories -- and controversy -- among educators. John Tulenko reports. Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch Ohio School District Uses Unique Peer Evaluations to Grade Teachers Special correspondent for education John Merrow reports how public schools in Toledo, Ohio, are implementing a unique peer-evaluation program for educators that looks to nurture teachers, but make it easier to remove ineffective ones. Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch Violent Tuition Protest Encounter Roils Royals The vote to triple university tuition in Britain triggered protests that turned violent and encountered a Rolls Royce carrying Prince Charles. ITN correspondent Simon Israel has more. Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch News Wrap: Tensions Run High in Haiti Amid Election Recount In other news Friday, police were out in force in Haiti as officials checked vote tallies from the disputed presidential election. The U.S. has issued a travel warning to Americans and flights to and from Port-au-Prince were halted as well. Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch In U.K., More Demonstrations Appear Likely After Tuition Tripling Protests intensified in London after legislation passed to triple university tuition fees. Margaret Warner gets the latest on the protests, what's behind them and what's next with Ned Temko from The Observer. Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch Secretary Duncan: Schools Must Become Centers of Communities The results from a new global survey show U.S. students are falling behind much of the world in reading, math and science. Gwen Ifill speaks with Education Secretary Arne Duncan about the results and the the state of American schools. Continue watching
Dec 07 ‘Education for Innovation’ Town Hall: How Do U.S. Students Stack Up? The NewsHour took part in a special town hall meeting Tuesday on education and innovation. Gwen Ifill and Hari Sreenivasan moderated the event, which included an interview with Education Secretary Arne Duncan. Here's an excerpt of the event:… Continue reading
Dec 01 Watch Chicago High School Prepares Students for Real-World Manufacturing Jobs With unemployment holding steady above 9 percent, the jobs market looks bleak. But there is one industry that has added jobs: manufacturing. Ash-har Quraishi of Chicago News Cooperative reports on one public school that's retooling to help its graduates take… Continue watching