Apr 07 D.C. Schools Chancellor, Teachers Union Reach Tentative Deal Washington, D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee has reached a tentative deal with the city's teachers' union for a new five-year contract. Rhee came to Washington in 2007 with an ambitious plan to reform the city's troubled schools, but has… Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch New Orleans Schools See Progress Despite Troubles In his ongoing look at efforts to turn around ailing schools in New Orleans and Washington, D.C. John Merrow reports on the use of alternative school programs in Louisiana and progress on negotiations between a teachers union and public schools… Continue watching
Mar 31 Jaime Escalante, Inspiration for ‘Stand and Deliver,’ Dies at 79 Jaime Escalante, the former Los Angeles mathematics teacher whose work with low-income students inspired the 1988 film "Stand and Deliver," died Tuesday after a battle with bladder cancer. He was 79. Escalante was a strong advocate for education reform,… Continue reading
Mar 30 Tuesday: Obama to Sign Overhaul to Health Care, Student Loan Systems By Jason Breslow President Barack Obama will cap the overhaul to health care on Tuesday when he travels from the White House to a local community college to sign the package of "fixes" to the legislation passed by Congress last week. While… Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch Teachers Lose Funding Over Quibbles with Obama Education Policy John Merrow explores why some teachers' unions are walking away from a share of some $4.35 billion in federal funds through the Obama administration's new Race to the Top grant competition. Continue watching
Mar 22 Why Don’t We Have More Tech Education Programs in Schools? Question: As a nation of technology, why do public schools continue to eliminate technology education programs? Doesn’t this curriculum (see iteaconnect.org for standards) lead to more high-knowledge-high-skills jobs? Paul Solman: I don’t know the answer, so I asked my… Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch College Loan Overhaul Looms in Health Reform Package A new measure allowing college students to bypass banks and receive college aid directly from the government could pass alongside the health reform bill. Jeffrey Brown talks to Jason DeLisle of the New America Foundation and Renee Mang of Sallie… Continue watching
Mar 17 Miller Center Debate: Does the U.S. Need More Grads? Editor’s note: Paul recently moderated a Miller Center debate on whether the United States must dramatically increase its number of college-educated citizens to remain a leading economic power. Former Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings and Michael Lomax, president of… Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch Obama Administration Looks to Overhaul No Child Left Behind The Obama administration rolls out its plan to revamp the No Child Left Behind Act this week, aiming to give schools more flexibility in how they evaluate students. Jeffrey Brown talks to two education policy experts. Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch Is a College Education Essential for Americans? A series of debates sponsored by the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs address whether America needs more college graduates to remain competitive on a global level, or whether the emerging job markets favor people without degrees. Paul… Continue watching