Nov 13 Watch Report Card The Department of Education on Thursday released the latest test scores from the nation's fourth and eighth graders. Margaret Warner discusses the results, which show an improvement in students' understanding of math, with Education Week senior editor Lynn Olson. Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch Achievement Gap Schools throughout the United States are struggling to overcome the achievement gap between white and Asian students, who tend to do better in school than black and Hispanic students. John Merrow reports on this gap and how one New York… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch Tuition Hikes State budget crises have arrived on campus and hit cash-strapped college students in the wallet. Many public universities have countered reduced appropriations with increases in tuition. Kwame Holman explains the impact of these increases at college campuses in Virginia. Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch No Child Left Behind Act School Battle in Maine John Merrow reports from Maine where some educators and legislators oppose the No Child Left Behind Act. Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch Update: School Experiment in Philadelphia Betty Ann Bowser reports on the results of a major school reform effort in Philadelphia. Continue watching
Jun 23 High Court Splits on University Affirmative Action Policies By Admin, PBS News Hour In a set of critical decisions on affirmative action, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday in favor of a university law school race-based admissions policy, finding that it fairly sought a "critical mass" of minority students. Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch Report Card on Standardized Testing: WASL Lee Hochberg of Oregon Public Broadcasting looks at standardized testing in the Washington State school system. Continue watching
Jun 06 Watch Report Card: The Job Market Continuing a series on education, Paul Solman of WGBH Boston looks at how recent college graduates are fairing in the job market. Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch Report Card, Women in College In the third report in a series on education, Lee Hochberg of Oregon Public Television looks at why more women are attending college than men. Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch Report Card, FCAT In the second report in a series on education, Tom Bearden looks at the standardized tests required for high school graduation in Florida. Continue watching