Nov 09 Watch Indiana Crafts Dropout Remedy Through Choice of Schools Special correspondent John Tulenko reports from Indiana, where a voucher program allows families to choose religious schools, charter schools and public schools in neighboring districts for their children as part of an effort to provide more options when graduation rates… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch Stalling Economy Forces Pennsylvania Schools to Put Dreams on Hold The weak economy is contributing to -- and magnifying the problems -- of some school districts around the United States. John Merrow, the NewsHour's special correspondent for education, reports on the problems one Pennsylvania district is facing. Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch Obama Offers States an Exit to Parts of ‘No Child Left Behind’ Law President Obama said on Friday that No Child Left Behind, which President Bush signed into law in 2002, is not working. Jeffrey Brown discusses the major changes to the law and what they mean for students and schools with Fairfax… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch ‘The Learning’ Follows Teachers From the Philippines to Baltimore In the new documentary, "The Learning," filmmaker Ramona Diaz follows four Filipina women facing their first year as teachers in Baltimore's public schools. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project, a series of independently produced films aired in… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch Autism Now: Demand for Educational Resources for Children Outstrips Supply For public school systems, the demand for special educational and treatment resources for children with autism often outpaces what is available. In the fourth report in his Autism Now series, Robert MacNeil looks at how two schools in the New… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch Autism Now: Demand for Educational Resources for Children Outstrips Supply For public school systems, the demand for special educational and treatment resources for children with autism often outpaces what is available. In the fourth report in his Autism Now series, Robert MacNeil looks at how two schools in the New… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch As World Cup Ends, Jobs Remain Elusive in South Africa Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on one social entrepreneur's effort to help some unemployed find work in South Africa amid a massive jobless problem. Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch New Orleans Schools See Progress Despite Troubles In his ongoing look at efforts to turn around ailing schools in New Orleans and Washington, D.C. John Merrow reports on the use of alternative school programs in Louisiana and progress on negotiations between a teachers union and public schools… 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
Dec 17 Watch In Arizona, Schools Fighting Back Against Recession In Arizona, public schools are buckling under the weight of a weak economy. John Merrow examines how two schools are handling the crisis. Continue watching