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Hosted by award-winning veteran journalist David Brancaccio, NOW on PBS goes beyond the noisy churn of the news cycle and gives viewers the context to explore their relationship with the larger world. In an era where commercial values in journalism risk overwhelming democratic values and corporate interests can prevail over the public interest, NOW on PBS continues to stand apart as what The Christian Science Monitor called the "one program going against the grain." In 2008, NOW was the winner of two Emmy Awards for business and financial news coverage. More » (Source: NOW on PBS)
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Kaizar Campwala
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May 1, 2009 - 7:15 AM PDT
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Top Topics:
Education Reform (5), Education (5), U.S. (4), Politics (2), Obama Administration (2), U.S. Budget (1), Poverty (1), High School (1), Middle School (1), Primary School (1), World (1)
Top Authors:
David Brancaccio (2), Jay Mathews (1), Gary Ritter (1), Dennis Van Roekel (1)
Top Formats:
Special Report (3), Interview (1), Comment (1)
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Interview: Arne Duncan
Arne Duncan has a reputation for being one of the leading reformers of low-performing schools during his seven years as chief executive of Chicago's public school system. ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
In Your State: Stimulus Spending on Education
(Interactive) The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act signed into law by President Obama in February includes $100 billion of federal spending devoted to reforming the U.S. public ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Work Hard. Be Nice.
Many people in the United States believe that low-income children can no more be expected to do well in school than ballerinas can be counted on to excel in football. ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
A Radical Fix for Schools?
(Video) How is Secretary of Education Arne Duncan going to spend $100 billion in stimulus money—almost twice the education budget—to fix our nation's schools? During his seven ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Issue Clash: Merit Pay
(Interactive) Dennis Van Roekel, president of the National Education Association and Gary Ritter, associate professor of Education and Public Policy and holder of the Endowed Chair in ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Debunking the "Bradley Effect"
() In any election poll you're going to have people who don't tell the truth, but my contention is that the so-called Bradley Effect did not decide that election. If you look at ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Who Killed the Electric Car?
() NOW talks to director Chris Paine about his upcoming documentary "Who Killed the Electric Car?" The film looks at the hopeful birth and untimely death of the electric car, an ...Posted by Julian Friedland -
Toxic Transport
() Thousands of tons of hazardous chemicals are transported throughout the United States each day by trucks, trains and barges, often through heavily populated areas. Despite the ...Posted by Fabrice Florin
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