Aug 24 Watch Connecticut Sues Over NCLB Connecticut sued the U.S government over funding problems for standardized tests required as part of the No Child Left Behind law. After a background report, a former presidential adviser on the legislation and the commissioner of education from Connecticut discuss… Continue watching
Aug 23 Connecticut Becomes First State to Sue U.S. Over No Child Left Behind Law By PBS News Hour Connecticut on Monday became the first state to sue the U.S. government over the No Child Left Behind law, saying the Department of Education has not supplied the necessary funds to implement the testing required by the federal education initiative. Continue reading
Aug 21 Number of Schools Failing to Make Federal Standards Likely to Jump By PBS News Hour Four years after the federal No Child Left Behind act was signed into law, administrators, teachers and elected officials in many states are struggling to keep up with increasing levels of performance required under the act. Continue reading
Jun 22 Watch Community Colleges Seek to Accommodate Rise in Attendance Special correspondent for education John Merrow looks at the growth of community colleges and the challenges now facing these in-demand schools. Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch Some Public Schools Try to Lure Homeschooled Students Correspondent Lee Hochberg of Oregon Public Television reports on why some public schools are trying to get homeschooled students back in the classroom. Continue watching
Jun 01 Watch Schools Work to Close Science Gender Gap Special correspondent for education John Merrow looks at how one Cleveland school is closing the science gender gap one student at a time. Continue watching
May 09 Watch Job Opportunities for College Graduates Expected to Increase Job creation numbers were unexpectedly high in a new report released by the government Sunday. Experts take a look at the employment picture facing new college graduates and young adults. Continue watching
May 05 Watch No Child Left Behind Law Effects Free Tutoring Programs John Merrow looks at how the No Child Left Behind law is affecting the growing number of free tutoring programs for students around the country. Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch Hispanic Youths More Likely to Drop Out of High School, Studies Show Spencer Michels examines efforts to lower Hispanic dropout rates in schools around the country. Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch Utah Proposes Alternative to “No Child Left Behind” Educators in Utah have devised a new plan to improve school performance, one they say overrides the Bush administration's "flawed" No Child Left Behind Act. Continue watching