Mar 17 Watch Obama Administration Looks to Overhaul No Child Left Behind The Obama administration rolls out its plan to revamp the No Child Left Behind Act this week, aiming to give schools more flexibility in how they evaluate students. Jeffrey Brown talks to two education policy experts. Continue watching
Mar 11 Watch Kansas City Plans Massive School Closures as Budget Fix Facing a $50 million deficit, the Kansas City, Mo., school board voted this week to close 29 of the city's 61 public schools. Ray Suarez talks to Superintendent John Covington about the board's decision. Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch Drastic School Reforms Spark Debate on Fixing Education One Rhode Island school district took the drastic step of ousting teachers after they refused to implement mandated reforms to boost poor performance. Judy Woodruff takes a look at the reinvigorated clash between education reform plans and teachers unions. Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch As President Bush’s Term Closes, His Legacy Takes Shape Before President George W. Bush speaks at the Republican Convention, Christine Todd Whitman and Michael Gerson, former members of his administration, provide insight on the legacy President Bush will leave behind. Continue watching
Jun 17 Watch New Orleans School Reforms Target Young Readers The struggle to educate the nation's children in urban schools has long been an area of reform. In a continuing series of reports on urban school reform, John Merrow returns to New Orleans schools to examine how young students are… Continue watching
Feb 08 Watch New Orleans Schools Chief Aims to Curb Dropout Rate In the latest in a series of reports on how education leaders are endeavoring to reform troubled urban schools, education correspondent John Merrow returns to New Orleans to check in on the city's efforts to repair its struggling school system. Continue watching