Arne Duncan has $5 billion dollars of discretionary money to disburse as he sees fit. Superintendents across the country are debating where they think the money should go. Four of the nation’s best Superintendents discuss their feelings on one issue that is certain to be on Arne’s agenda, national standards.
AUDIO
Duration: 6:16
Tags: reform, teaching, john, public, higher, urban, finance, schools, news, teacher, school, pbs, university, values, merrow, charter, nclb, testing, schooling, community, high, college, learning, elementary, home, education, children
Older Episodes
Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers, believes that reform begins with teachers. But the question now is how to support them. Weingarten offers her opinion on how the new secretary should use his budget and explains why she thinks national standards should be his …
Former Assistant Secretary of Education Christopher T. Cross has seen a lot of education secretaries come and go, but none with as large a budget as Arne Duncan. Mr. Cross details the challenges Duncan will face as he aims to spend his department's $160 billion budget. With …
Thanks to the federal stimulus package, new Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has a $160 billion budget -- and of that, he can spend $5 billion any way he pleases. With over 200 special interest groups and countless superintendents clamoring for his attention, Duncan has a lot of options. <br …
Arne Duncan has $5 billion dollars of discretionary money to disburse as he sees fit. Superintendents across the country are debating where they think the money should go. Four of the nation’s best Superintendents discuss their feelings on one issue that is certain to be on Arne’s agenda, national standards. …
Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers, believes that reform begins with teachers. But the question now is how to support them. Weingarten offers her opinion on how the new secretary should use his budget and explains why she thinks national standards should be his priority. [AUDIO](http://www.pbs.org/merrow/podcast/redir/merrow/rss/media/231.mp3) Duration: …
Former Assistant Secretary of Education Christopher T. Cross has seen a lot of education secretaries come and go, but none with as large a budget as Arne Duncan. Mr. Cross details the challenges Duncan will face as he aims to spend his department's $160 billion budget. With over 200 special …
Thanks to the federal stimulus package, new Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has a $160 billion budget -- and of that, he can spend $5 billion any way he pleases. With over 200 special interest groups and countless superintendents clamoring for his attention, Duncan has a lot of options. Duncan …
Peekskill, New York is one of the many small cities across the country where the recession is making a huge impact on education. In this podcast, David Wald, Managing Producer at Learning Matters, sits down with correspondent John Tulenko to talk about the stimulus package and the effects of the …
Peekskill, New York is one of the many small cities across the country where the recession is making a huge impact on education. In this podcast, David Wald, Managing Producer at Learning Matters, sits down with correspondent John Tulenko to talk about the stimulus package and the effects of the …
Paul Vallas has adopted a dozen strategies to fix New Orleans' ailing Recovery School District. In this podcast, he talks about his district's attendance problem, hiring truancy officers to combat the problem and how his strategies are working.AUDIODuration: 11:50
Paul Vallas has adopted a dozen strategies to fix New Orleans' ailing Recovery School District. In this podcast, he talks about his district's attendance problem, hiring truancy officers to combat the problem and how his strategies are working. [AUDIO](http://www.pbs.org/merrow/podcast/redir/merrow/rss/media/213.mp3) Duration: 11:50
Darrin Slade is a veteran middle school principal who talks about what it takes to lead an urban school and what it's like working for Michelle Rhee. AUDIODuration: 8:41
Darrin Slade is a veteran middle school principal who talks about what it takes to lead an urban school and what it's like working for Michelle Rhee. [AUDIO](http://www.pbs.org/merrow/podcast/redir/merrow/rss/media/209.mp3) Duration: 8:41
Michelle Rhee and DC Teachers’ Union President, George Parker talk about negotiating a contract with much of the education world watching. AUDIODuration: 9:53
Michelle Rhee and DC Teachers’ Union President, George Parker talk about negotiating a contract with much of the education world watching. [AUDIO](http://www.pbs.org/merrow/podcast/redir/merrow/rss/media/210.mp3) Duration: 9:53
George Miller talks about the Higher Education funding problem and why it is bad for those who are currently getting their education. This podcast is part of our series on the cost of higher education. AUDIODuration: 11:13
Alyson Karakouzian, a 32-year-old freshman at UMass-Boston, is juggling home life (a husband and three kids) during her first year of college. This podcast is part of our series on the cost of higher education. AUDIODuration: 8:51
George Miller talks about the Higher Education funding problem and why it is bad for those who are currently getting their education. This podcast is part of our series on the cost of higher education. [AUDIO](http://www.pbs.org/merrow/podcast/redir/merrow/rss/media/201.mp3) Duration: 11:13
Alyson Karakouzian, a 32-year-old freshman at UMass-Boston, is juggling home life (a husband and three kids) during her first year of college. This podcast is part of our series on the cost of higher education. [AUDIO](http://www.pbs.org/merrow/podcast/redir/merrow/rss/media/200.mp3) Duration: 8:51