GWEN IFILL:Now, an exhaustive new report reveals nearly 200 educators cheated to boost student test scores in Atlanta, a problem that has surfaced in school districts across the country. The Georgia investigation commissioned by Gov. Nathan Deal foun...
GWEN IFILL: Finally tonight, we launch an 18-month focus on the nation's high school dropout rate. The American Graduate project, a partnership with public radio and television, will examine the breadth of the problem, as well as its consequences. Th...
JEFFREY BROWN:Tonight, a special PBS broadcast called After Newtown begins a national dialogue about the issues raised by that tragedy. Gwen Ifill will host this evening's collaboration of our national news and science programs. Yesterday, she sat do...
JEFFREY BROWN:And now, a prescription for succeeding in school. It comes from pediatricians making their patients' reading skills a part of regular examinations. The NewsHour's special correspondent for education, John Merrow, has the story. JOHN MER...
JEFFREY BROWN:And now: the role and future of public universities. The battle over the top leadership at the University of Virginia came to a dramatic and surprising end yesterday. The university's governing board voted to reinstate president Teresa...
JUDY WOODRUFF:Finally tonight, the tie between educating our children and national security. Jeffrey Brown has our conversation. JEFFREY BROWN:It's by now a familiar warning: Our public schools are not adequately educating our children. A new report...
JEFFREY BROWN:And finally tonight, one woman's story of survival during the Holocaust and her new life in America as a champion of immigrants and citizenship. Judy Woodruff has our conversation. And a warning: It includes some disturbing images. GERD...
GWEN IFILL:Finally tonight, as students line up to receive diplomas and head out in search of work in a tough economy, we turn to one author's assessment of the value of a college education. Jeffrey Brown recorded this book conversation earlier this...
JUDY WOODRUFF:We turn to education and the impact tougher discipline policies are having on minority students. It turns out young black and Hispanic students are far more likely to receive tough school punishments, including suspensions, than white s...
RAY SUAREZ: Now, The White House calls for changes in college financial aid tied to improving the affordability and value of higher education. At the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor today, President Obama said an improved educational system will...
