Nation Nov 29 Coal-producing West Virginia is converting an entire school system to solar power By Leah Willingham, Associated Press
Education Feb 08 Watch 3:21 A guidance counselor’s Brief But Spectacular take on advocating for equity in schools John Nwosu is a school guidance counselor at Garrett Middle School in Cobb County, Georgia who has worked to make sure each of his students is equipped with the tools to succeed, in and outside of the classroom. Nwosu gives… By PBS NewsHour
Education Aug 29 Watch How to Train and Retain Great Principals in Struggling Urban Schools How to Train and Retain Great Principals in Struggling Urban Schools…
Education Sep 27 Watch In N.D., Oil Boom Brings Student Boom and Schools Struggle to Accommodate Williston, N.D. Oil Boom Brings Student Boom and Schools Struggle to Accommodate…
Education Sep 18 Watch 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…
Feb 07 Watch 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… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch Graduations Mark the End of a Traumatic Year for New Orleans Schools John Merrow has been reporting on the efforts of New Orleans schools to remain open in the wake of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, which destroyed much of the infrastructure of the school systems in the Gulf Coast. Continue watching