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A report on just how far educators will go to avoid being held accountable and a candid interview with NYC School Chancellor Joel Klein.


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Push Them to a Cliff-Education Podcast with John Merrow #92
How do the best superintendents of the nation deal with the everyday challenges of running school districts? How do they negotiate the obstacles and develop innovative solutions to ensure that education remains a priority? Last September Rudy Crew, superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and Joel Klein, chancellor of the New York City Board of Education, debated these issues. The panel was held in Washington, DC, before the Broad Foundation Urban Education Award Ceremony.AUDIODura...

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[ Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:07:58 -0600 ]


Push Them to a Cliff-Education Podcast with John Merrow #92
How do the best superintendents of the nation deal with the everyday challenges of running school districts? How do they negotiate the obstacles and develop innovative solutions to ensure that education remains a priority? Last September Rudy Crew, superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and Joel Klein, chancellor of the New York City Board of Education, debated these issues. The panel was held in Washington, DC, before the Broad Foundation Urban Education Award Ceremony.AUDIODura...

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[ Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:07:58 -0600 ]


Everybody's Doing It-Education Podcast with John Merrow #91
College sports conjure up conflicting images from academics to athletics scandals. Our newest documentary, Big Time Losers, examines the contradictions of this multi-million dollar industry. In this podcast, Lute Olson--interviewed in the film--talks about the educational aspects of college sports and why basketball and football in particular are critical to the university and all other college sports.AUDIODuration: 20:11...

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[ Tue, 08 Jan 2008 10:07:58 -0600 ]


Everybody's Doing It-Education Podcast with John Merrow #91
College sports conjure up conflicting images from academics to athletics scandals. Our newest documentary, Big Time Losers, examines the contradictions of this multi-million dollar industry. In this podcast, Lute Olson--interviewed in the film--talks about the educational aspects of college sports and why basketball and football in particular are critical to the university and all other college sports.AUDIODuration: 20:11...

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[ Tue, 08 Jan 2008 10:07:58 -0600 ]


Bold Initiatives in New Olreans-Education Podcast with John Merrow #90
If you were put in charge of one of the worst school districts in the country would you give high school students free laptops? Well, that’s exactly what Paul Vallas has done. Now several months into his superintendency of the Recovery School District in New Orleans, Vallas is betting on some bold initiatives to turn the system around and improve education for students. Hear Vallas talk about trying to upend old ways of doing business and set about changing how students learn.AUDIODuration:...

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[ Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:07:58 -0600 ]


A Union Leader on the Hot Seat-Education Podcast with John Merrow #89
George Parker, the president of the teachers’ union in Washington D.C., is now negotiating a new contract with School Chancellor Michelle Rhee. Rhee wants to make it easier to fire ineffective teachers, but Parker says she already has enough power.  In this audio podcast, hear how Parker balances the need for educational reform with his duty to protect workers’ rights.AUDIODuration: 12:14...

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[ Tue, 26 Nov 2007 10:07:58 -0600 ]


Daily, Weekly, Monthly-Education Podcast with John Merrow #88
The Federal law known as No Child Left Behind has generated a massive amount of testing data. But is the data useful in the classroom? Jay McClain, principal at Bailey’s Elementary School in Fairfax County, VA, discuss how NCLB impacts his job. AUDIODuration: 11:14...

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[ Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:07:58 -0600 ]


One Little Snapshot-Education Podcast with John Merrow #87
5th grade teacher Betsy Walter sees her students making progress – but often, tests required by the federal law known as No Child Left Behind tell a different story. Walter, who once worked for Senator Kennedy, a sponsor of the law, discusses how NCLB evaluates her students. AUDIODuration: 12:29...

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[ Tue, 6 Nov 2007 10:07:58 -0600 ]


Teachers at the Table-Education Podcast with John Merrow #86
Every Spring, the state teachers of the year travel to Washington to meet the President. But this year, they planned an event of their own – 50 of the state teachers of the year held a press conference calling for 10 major changes to the Federal law known as No Child Left Behind. Hear Maddie Fennell, the 2007 Nebraska Teacher of the Year, discuss how the law looks differently in Washington than it does in her Omaha classroom.  AUDIODuration: 11:47...

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[ Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:07:58 -0600 ]


The Right Answer-Education Podcast with John Merrow #85
The Federal Law known as No Child Left Behind tests reading and math each year in grades three through eight. But is the testing helping kids learn how to apply knowledge in the real world? Lynn Riggs, a science teacher in Fairfax County, Virginia, worries that students are learning how to give the right answers at the cost of learning how to ask the right questions. AUDIODuration: 16:55...

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[ Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:07:58 -0600 ]


The Right Answer-Education Podcast with John Merrow #85
The Federal Law known as No Child Left Behind tests reading and math each year in grades three through eight. But is the testing helping kids learn how to apply knowledge in the real world? Lynn Riggs, a science teacher in Fairfax County, Virginia, worries that students are learning how to give the right answers – at the cost of learning how to ask the right questions.  AUDIODuration: 16:55...

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[ Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:07:58 -0600 ]


Honoring the Reality-Education Podcast with John Merrow #82
Anthony Cody is a National Board Certified Teacher with 18 years of classroom experience under his belt. But Anthony Cody is no longer teaching--he left the profession several years after the No Child Left Behind was passed. In this podcast, hear Cody explain why left, why it’s difficult for teachers to criticize the law, and why NCLB doesn’t “honor the reality” of urban education.  AUDIODuration: 20:17...

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[ Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:07:58 -0600 ]


Recovery School District: A New Beginning?-Education Podcast with John Merrow #84
Amanda Sias, Kady Amundson and Jason Denlinger—three teachers at Rabouin High School, one of New Orleans’ lowest performing schools designated to the Recovery School District—debate whether their new, optimistic Superintendent, Paul Vallas, can turn around a district plagued by historical failure and poverty.  AUDIODuration: 21:22...

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[ Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:07:58 -0600 ]


Young and In Charge-Education Podcast with John Merrow #83
Washington, DC’s new and inexperienced superintendent, 37-year-old Michelle Rhee, discusses her plans to reshape the school district’s traditionally unresponsive central office and boost student achievement.AUDIODuration: 15:26...

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[ Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:07:58 -0600 ]


We Needed Something Radical-Education Podcast with John Merrow #81
Michelle Evans was appalled by the conditions at her son’s middle school – and so she changed them. Using a provision of No Child Left Behind, Evans lead the fight to convert Gompers Middle School to a charter school. Hear Evans, who many call a hero, describe the struggle and success of the effort.AUDIODuration: 13:19...

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[ Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:07:58 -0600 ]


The Political Will to Change-Education Podcast with John Merrow #80
During Alan Bersin’s 7-year tenure as San Diego’s Superintendent of Schools he often found himself at the center of the controversy. Hear this nationally-known educational reformer share some of the lessons he learned fighting to improve failing schools.AUDIODuration: 21:30...

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[ Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:07:58 -0600 ]


Radical Reform in San Diego-Education Podcast with John Merrow #79
San Diego's Keiller Middle School re-invented itself as a charter school, and for the first time in ears, students are meeting the requirements of No Child Left Behind. So why, asks Executive Director Patricia Ladd, is the local school system treating it like an adversary?AUDIODuration: 19:19...

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[ Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:07:58 -0600 ]


Game Changer-Education Podcast with John Merrow #78
Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings responds to John Merrow’s questions about loopholes in the federal law known as No Child Left Behind. Is the law truly holding states accountable for educating all children?AUDIODuration: 14:26...

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[ Tue, 08 Sep 2007 10:07:58 -0600 ]


Three Quarters of the Way to the Moon-Education Podcast with John Merrow #77
Though the federal law known as No Child Left Behind requires annual testing in reading and math, states develop their own tests and decide where to set the bar. Conservative education guru Chester Finn discusses these and other loopholes in No Child Left Behind and tells us why its politically impossible to suggest a goal less than 100%. AUDIODuration: 15:39...

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[ Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:07:58 -0600 ]


Three Quarters of the Way to the Moon-Education Podcast with John Merrow #77
Though the federal law known as No Child Left Behind requires annual testing in reading and math, states develop their own tests and decide where to set the bar. Conservative education guru Chester Finn discusses these and other loopholes in No Child Left Behind ­ and tells us why it’s politically impossible to suggest a goal less than 100%.AUDIODuration: 15:39...

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[ Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:07:58 -0600 ]


A Look Back at No Child Left Behind-Education Podcast with John Merrow #76
As the opportunity to reauthorize No Child Left Behind draws near, criticism of the law is mounting. But when President Bush signed the law early in his first term, it enjoyed overwhelming bipartisan support. In 2001, John Merrow spoke with the President's Domestic Policy Advisor Margaret La Montagne and former President Clinton's Education Advisor Andy Rotherham. AUDIODuration: 23:03...

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[ Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:07:58 -0600 ]


Violence in the Media-Education Podcast with John Merrow #75
Does watching a violent movie increase the likelihood that a child will herself become violent? Does a focus on violent media distract from other crucial factors that turn kids violent? John Merrow asks Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of “Why They Kill,” about how our culture creates violent criminals. AUDIODuration: 21:39...

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[ Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:07:58 -0600 ]


Censorship of Children's Literature-Education Podcast with John Merrow #74
What is acceptable content in children's literature? Should librarians and parents be able to decide what books are appropriate not just for their children, but for all children? John Merrow spoke with Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, another Newbery winner, whose "Alice" books were among the most banned books of 1999 (second only to Harry Potter). AUDIODuration: 15:39...

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[ Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:15:53 -0600 ]


Military Recruiting in High Schools-Education Podcast with John Merrow #73
In anticipation of our upcoming NCLB-related reports on The NewsHour, we are re-airing "Military Recruiting in High Schools." US Army's struggles to meet its recruiting quotas are well known. Less publicized is the Army's efficient recruiting machine that visits high schools. Two years ago the US Army granted us complete access to its high school recruitment process, and we followed the team to a large San Diego high school. (VIDEO)Duration: 11:40...

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[ Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:17:29 -0600 ]


Ted Sizer-Education Podcast with John Merrow #72
Veteran educator Ted Sizer on what makes an excellent high school.Noise, cliques, uncertainty and arguments may not be so bad for high school students. Veteran educator Ted Sizer provides insights that go against conventional wisdom and explains why most American high schools are barely good enough.Duration: 26:19...

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[ Mon, 04 Jun 2007 13:05:56 -0600 ]


We Know What Works - Education Podcast with John Merrow #71
Nancy Shulock doesn't think community colleges should get more money -- that is, without also implementing some major policy changes. She argues that we already know how to improve transfer and completion rates at community colleges but sometimes lack the political will to do so. In this podcast, Professor Shulock, Executive Director of the Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Policy at Sacramento State University, offers insights that have upset some community college leaders. AUDIO...

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[ Mon, 21 May 2007 13:07:58 -0500 ]


Second Class - Education Podcast with John Merrow #70
Most students at Los Angeles Trade and Tech aren't seeking to transfer to a four-year school. Instead, they enroll to gain critical job training. Vice President of Academic Affairs Marcy Drummond discusses the challenges of running Trade Tech, and why she believes her institution is a “second class citizen.” AUDIODuration: 13:30...

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[ Tue, 15 May 2007 15:07:58 -0500 ]


A Right to Fail?, Part 2 - Education Podcast with John Merrow #69
Should a remedial teacher know why her student has been unsuccessful in the past? Joliet Junior College Professors Edy Alderson and Kathleen Perryman, who telephone their students at home and even offer rewards like chocolate bars, say yes. AUDIODuration: 15:11...

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[ Thu, 10 May 2007 13:07:58 -0500 ]


A Right to Fail?, Part 1 - Education Podcast with John Merrow #68
Community college professor Steve Zuro is doing all he can to help his remedial math students, but only half pass the class. What's going wrong? AUDIODuration: 12:14...

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[ Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:07:58 -0500 ]


Lessons of War-Education Podcast with John Merrow #67
We�ve received so many requests for our program, Lessons of War, which aired on The NewsHour last week, we decided to make it this week�s podcast. So, if you missed it when it aired or would like to see it again, you can now watch the entire program online. In addition to The NewsHour segment, we produced four podcasts of extended interviews providing a more in-depth and personal look into the lives of the four people featured in the piece. VIDEODuration: 13:54...

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[ Mon, 23 Apr 2007 10:42:58 -0500 ]

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