Mar 07 Watch America’s Efforts to Improve Math and Science in Schools A special report on America's efforts to improve math and science in schools. A detailed look into California's statewide initiative to recruit more teachers and create innovative ways to teach science and math concepts. Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch Embattled Harvard President Set to Leave Post Margaret Warner reports on the departure of Harvard President Lawrence Summers and the response from students and faculty. Continue watching
Jan 31 President Urges Fight on ‘Tyranny’, Steps to Keep U.S. Competitive By Admin, PBS News Hour President Bush, in his State of the Union speech Tuesday, said U.S. security depends on ending tyranny in the world, while maintaining U.S. competitiveness requires investments in technology and scientific learning. Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch Turnaround Specialist The second report in a series by education correspondent John Merrow tracks one principal's efforts to reform a troubled inner-city school in Richmond, Virginia on the state's warning list. Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch Rebuilding New Orleans Schools The first two public high schools opened in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina devastated the entire school system in August. A report looks at the challenges facing returning students, teachers and administrators as they try to rebuild the schools. Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch Principal’s Challenges As part of Virginia's "Turn Around Specialist Program," Principal Parker Land took a pay cut and moved from an affluent suburb to an inner-city school on the state's warning list. In this first part of a yearlong series, education correspondent… Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch New Orleans Schools Before and After Katrina The New Orleans public school system, which suffered from corruption, internal scandals and structural problems before Hurricane Katrina, took a damaging hit from the storm. School officials say they will rebuild the system starting from scratch and hope to open… Continue watching
Oct 19 Nation’s Math Scores Up, Reading Flat By PBS News Hour New results from a national math and reading test show improvements in math, but none in reading, continuing the trend from before the implementation of the No Child Left Behind law. Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch School Reform in New York City A report on New York City's efforts to improve its public schools, featuring an interview with New York City Department of Education Chancellor Joel Klein. Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch Students Not Ready for College Data from the nation's two leading college entrance exams, the SAT and the ACT, show that many high school graduates are not prepared to succeed academically in college. To discuss the test results and the class of 2009 are three… Continue watching