John Merrow
Author
Publisher
The New Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"The prize-winning PBS correspondent's provocative antidote to America's misguided approaches to K-12 school reform During his four-decade career at NPR and PBS, John Merrow reported from every state in the union, as well as from dozens of countries, on topics including America's obsession with standardized testing, the low standards of many teacher-training institutions, how corporate greed created an epidemic of attention deficit disorder, and Michelle...
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundationa
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Michelle Rhee, the former chancellor of Washington, D.C., public schools, is one of the most admired and reviled school reformers in America. Frontline examines her legacy in Washington, D.C., including her battles with the teachers' union and her handling of a cheating scandal in the District.
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Community colleges are the fastest growing segment of American higher education. With low tuition and flexible scheduling, community colleges provide an array of classes and job training to 12 million students nationwide. But today community colleges are facing greater challenges than ever: more students with more needs, chronic underfunding, and an open-door admission policy that too often becomes a revolving door. John Merrow explores the contradictions...