Jun 22 Watch Best and Brightest What does it take to get into a top liberal arts college? Education correspondent John Merrow takes a behind-the-scenes look at the admissions process at Amherst College. Continue watching
May 25 Watch Gifted Education John Merrow continues his series on the impact of the No Child Left Behind Act with a look at the law's effects on school programs for gifted students. Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch Testing Matthew President Bush's education initiative No Child Left Behind introduced standardized testing to all American classrooms. John Merrow looks at the impact of the act on students in special-education classes. Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch No Child Left Behind The Department of Education relaxed some of the new standards in the No Child Left Behind program Monday, as part of a series of steps to make the law more palatable in schoolrooms around the country. Gwen Ifill gets two… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch Saving Black Colleges Many of America's esteemed black colleges are increasingly running in the red. John Merrow looks at the financial crises at some of these historic institutions. Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch Reading, Writing and Politics President Bush's No Child Left Behind education reform act passed with broad bipartisan support two years ago, but today many Democrats say the bill has not delivered what it promised. Two experts debate the merits of the act. Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch Washington D.C. Charter School: School for Success In an inner city neighborhood where traditional schools have high drop out rates, a Washington, D.C., charter school is succeeding in its effort to transform the lives of students who had been struggling in large public schools. Continue watching
Nov 28 Watch Kenya's Classrooms Special correspondent Jonathan Silvers provides a report on new opportunities and challenges for children in Kenya. Continue watching
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