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
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