Apr 21 Watch Autism Now: Rima Ritholtz Extended Interview As part of our Autism Now series of reports, below is an extended transcript excerpt, edited for length, relevance and clarity, with Rima Ritholtz, principal of Bronx autism charter school PS 176, on the schooling and treatment options for those… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch Autism Now: Dr. David Amaral Extended Interview Below is an extended transcript excerpt from the Autism Now series, edited for length, relevance and clarity, with Dr. David Amaral, research director at the MIND Institute at the University of California, Davis, on the causes of autism. Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch Are California’s Schools Ready for the Next Big Earthquake? Hundreds of California's schools do not meet the construction codes for earthquake safety. Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch John Merrow Reflects on the ‘Influence of Teachers’ Hari Sreenivasan debriefs John Merrow on his new book, "The Influence of Teachers."… Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch Wisconsin Public Workers Union Rights Go Head-to-Head with State Budget Woes A push to reduce state workers' benefits and eliminate collective bargaining caused a furor this week as protesters descended on Wisconsin's Capitol. Judy Woodruff examines the predicament with Jonathan Williams of the American Legislative Exchange Council and Randi Weingarten of… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch Chicagoland Students See Success Hitting the Gym, Then Hitting the Books PBS's Need to Know examines a school in a Chicago suburb transforming academics by emphasizing physical education immediately before some of students' toughest classes. Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch Whose Version of History Is Taught? Arizona Law Bans Ethnic Studies Classes An Arizona law is going into effect Friday aimed at shutting down ethnic studies classes in Tucson's public schools, but is binding on all public schools in the state. Lucky Severson reports on the new law in a story that… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch In NYC, Small Schools Touted to Make a Big Difference in Education Reform An effort to create smaller schools in New York City has spurred some success stories -- and controversy -- among educators. John Tulenko reports. Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch Census: U.S. West’s Population Overtakes Midwest’s New Census numbers out Tuesday show that the U.S. population has grown to 308.7 million, but the rate of growth has slowed in the past decade. Census Director Robert Groves goes over the numbers with Judy Woodruff. Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch Outgoing NYC Schools Chief Klein: School Reform Momentum Will Continue Jeffrey Brown speaks with Joel Klein, outgoing chancellor of New York City Schools, about his sometimes-controversial eight-year tenure and what will become of the national school reform movement with several high-profile departures. Continue watching