Aug 11 Watch Schools Start Offering Students Cash for Better Grades Some schools across the country have launched new cash reward programs to improve students' test scores, despite concerns from some educators over what role money should lplay in children's motivation. John Tulenko of Learning Matters Television reports on the debate. Continue watching
Aug 01 As a graduating high-school student, I am concerned about the future. What can I expect to see in the next few years? Question/Comment: As a graduating high school student, I am concerned about what the future has in store. With the economy changing the way it is, what can I expect to see in the next few years? What would be the… Continue reading
Jul 24 Watch Mixed Results for School Reform Efforts in New Orleans A year after New Orleans School Superintendent Paul Vallas took the helm, educators in the city's public schools still tackle the challenges of keeping students enrolled and helping them meet required test scores. John Merrow wraps up a series of… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch D.C. Schools Chief Institutes Tough Changes, Weathers Controversy After one year on the job, Washington, D.C., schools chief Michelle Rhee has slated schools to close and planned personnel changes to help boost the struggling education system. John Merrow reports on her efforts. Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch D.C. Teachers Struggle to Adapt to School Reforms Washington, D.C.'s schools struggle to bring students up to proficiency standards while losing thousands of them to charter schools. John Merrow talks to D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee about her first year on the job. Continue watching
Jun 17 Watch New Orleans School Reforms Target Young Readers The struggle to educate the nation's children in urban schools has long been an area of reform. In a continuing series of reports on urban school reform, John Merrow returns to New Orleans schools to examine how young students are… Continue watching
Jun 02 Education Issues Weigh on Tribal Voters in South Dakota, Montana By PBS News Hour With sizeable populations in the last two states to vote in the Democratic primary, Native American voters have emerged as a highly sought-after voting bloc ahead of Tuesday's voting in Montana and South Dakota. Continue reading
May 28 Watch Reflecting on 'Miracle Worker' Teachers As the beginning of May heralds the end of the academic year, Time Magazine essayist Nancy Gibbs praises great teachers. Continue watching
May 21 Watch Report Aims to Debunk Myths on Gender and Education A new report examines commonly held assumptions about the differences in how girls and boys learn and achieve in education. Experts discuss the findings and how they might help educators better address issues of learning and gender. Continue watching
May 02 Watch Report: Federal Program Fails to Improve Reading Skills An Education Department report disclosed the ineffectiveness of No Child Left Behind's $6 billion student reading program. State education officials Douglas Christensen of Nebraska and Michele Goady of Maryland debate Reading First's merits. Continue watching