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A response as the markets close below 9,000 for the first time in five years.

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Paul Solman: This afternoon’s question comes from the steward of The Business Desk who wrote, moments ago: “I don’t know how you feel about this, but I thought maybe you could do another response to the day? The market just…

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Sep 18

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D.C. School Chancellor Targets Teachers, Angering Union

Chancellor Michelle Rhee's mission to reform D.C.'s troubled schools -- by firing ineffective teachers and offering a new pay system for those who increase students' results -- has met resistance from the teachers' union. Special correspondent John Merrow reports on…

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Jul 23

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D.C. Schools Chief Institutes Tough Changes, Weathers Controversy

After one year on the job, Washington, D.C., schools chief Michelle Rhee has slated schools to close and planned personnel changes to help boost the struggling education system. John Merrow reports on her efforts.

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Jun 18

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D.C. Teachers Struggle to Adapt to School Reforms

Washington, D.C.'s schools struggle to bring students up to proficiency standards while losing thousands of them to charter schools. John Merrow talks to D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee about her first year on the job.

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Apr 02

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Washington, D.C., Schools Chief Faces Tough Choices

In the latest in a series of reports on school reform in Washington, D.C., and New Orleans, John Merrow checks in with D.C. schools chief Michelle Rhee, who has had to make difficult -- and controversial -- decisions regarding school…

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Feb 07

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In Battle to Revamp D.C. Schools, Education Leader Faces Resistance

John Merrow reports on the controversial practices that D.C. schools chief Michelle Rhee is using to shake up the city's school system, including closing 23 schools by 2010 in a bid to tackle a $100 million budget deficit -- a…

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Nov 23

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Schools Chief in New Orleans Faces Tough Road to Rebuilding

In the newest in a series of reports on reforming troubled school systems, John Merrow returns to New Orleans for an update on how the city's schools chief is faring in his attempts to enact change in a system still…

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Nov 19

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D.C. Schools Chief Rhee Faces High Hopes for Reform

As part of a series of reports on how educators are attempting to reform urban schools, education correspondent John Merrow reported in 2007 on the efforts of Washington, D.C., school chancellor Michelle Rhee to turn around the city's troubled school…

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Oct 01

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Education Leaders Attempt Reform in Washington, D.C., Schools

In the first of two reports on leaders in education who are trying to reform urban schools, NewsHour education correspondent John Merrow investigates improvement efforts in Washington, D.C.

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