While community colleges normally accept anyone who wants to go, budget cuts over the past few years have made it difficult for them to fulfill the demand.
Jun 22nd, 2005 | 0 comments
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Academic Squeeze: The Program
While community colleges normally accept anyone who wants to go, budget cuts over the past few years have made it difficult for them to fulfill the demand.
Jun 22nd, 2005 | 0 comments | 128 Views
Achievement Gap: The Program
The achievement gap, a disparity in education, is a matter of race and class. Researchers claim that the achievement gap stems from years of discrimination, but the gap itself does not discriminate--it plagues public and private schools alike.
Nov 12th, 2003 | 1 comment | 178 Views
The Best and the Brightest: The Program
How do highly selective colleges and universities decide who gets in and who does not? Amherst let us take a look behind the doors of the admissions process to find out how important grades, S.A.T. scores, athletics, family connections and other factors really are.
Jun 22nd, 2004 | 2 comments | 165 Views
Change in Chattanooga: The Program
An school district in Chattanooga, TN was stunned to find that nine of its schools were in the bottom 20. This program follows what they did to fix things, and whether it worked.
Jun 20th, 2006 | 0 comments | 124 Views
Critical Condition: America’s Nursing Shortage: The Program
Across the country, hospitals face a critical nursing shortage, threatening care for millions of Americans. But there’s no shortage of qualified applicants at community college nursing programs.
Nov 13th, 2007 | 0 comments | 115 Views
Eating Disorders on College Campuses: The Program
The prevalence of eating disorders in society is hard to ignore. As many as 10 million women and 1 million men in the US alone have either anorexia or bulimia.
Feb 16th, 2007 | 0 comments | 74 Views
Gifted Education: The Program
Programs for gifted students are disappearing in districts because of budget cuts, shifting priorities and, some allege, because of the federal "No Child Left Behind" act.
May 25th, 2004 | 0 comments | 116 Views
High School Soldiers: The Program
In this program we get an all-access pass to follow Army recruiters as they work the halls of one San Diego high school.
Dec 13th, 2004 | 0 comments | 169 Views
Is Excellence Enough?
Can a school be 'outstanding' and 'in need of improvement' at the same time? Apparently so.
Mar 23rd, 2006 | 0 comments | 105 Views
Episode 1 - Setting Her Sights on Change
What happens when a troubled school district hires a new, inexperienced and self-proclaimed rule-bender as superintendent?
Oct 1st, 2007 | 0 comments | 118 Views
