Politics May 03 Watch Is Washington’s Partisanship ‘Even Worse Than it Looks?’ Judy Woodruff discusses the dysfunctional behavior in the nation's capital and what can be done to fix the polarization problems with Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein, authors of the new book "It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American…
Education Apr 10 Watch California Community Colleges Face Dilemmas Amid Tighter Budgets California Community Colleges Face Dilemmas Amid Tighter Budgets…
Nation Apr 06 Watch ‘We Want His Head Sideways’: Metaphor vs. Malice on NFL Sidelines 'We Want His Head Sideways': Metaphor vs. Malice on NFL Sidelines…
Politics Oct 18 Watch U.S. Civil Court System Needs Major Overhaul, New Book Declares In "Rebuilding Justice: Civil Courts in Jeopardy and Why You Should Care," co-authors Rebecca Love Kourlis and Dirk Olin examine problems and potential improvements in the U.S. civil court system, where 30 million cases are filed every year. Ray Suarez…
Feb 01 Watch Frontline: U.S. Needs More Competent Pathologists for Autopsies Frontline explores the patchwork system of death investigations in the U.S. Varying greatly from the high-tech operations depicted in popular crime shows, these investigations often lack uniform standards, oversight and trained doctors. Watch a preview of an episode airing Tuesday… Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch In Hypercompetitive South Korea, Pressures Mount on Young Pupils Margaret Warner reports from Seoul, where extraordinary student commitment has helped the nation's 15 year olds rank second in the world in reading and fourth in math, well ahead of their American counterparts. Many students take private lessons in addition… Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch Ohio School District Uses Unique Peer Evaluations to Grade Teachers Special correspondent for education John Merrow reports how public schools in Toledo, Ohio, are implementing a unique peer-evaluation program for educators that looks to nurture teachers, but make it easier to remove ineffective ones. Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch Outgoing NYC Schools Chief Joel Klein’s Tenure Drew Praise, Criticism Many were surprised to hear New York City schools chief Joel Klein was stepping down to rejoin the private sector after eight years heading up the nation's largest public school system and being part of a U.S. school reform debate. Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch Hunting an ‘Industrial-Strength’ Computer Virus Around the Globe Hari Sreenivasan has the latest on a powerful computer virus that could be targeting nuclear facilities in Iran. Continue watching