education

  • Sep 16, 2010

    K-3 class sizes swell in large districts as reduction program falters

    When school started this year, young children in Fontana crowded into classrooms with as many as 30 students, providing another potent signal that a popular and expensive education reform in California has unraveled.

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  • Nov 19, 2009

    Talk about increasing class sizes on KQED's Forum

    California Watch director Louis Freedberg, co-author of the report, will be a guest.

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  • Nov 18, 2009

    FAQ: How class-size reduction works in California

    Get the answers to your questions about California's class-size reduction program as well as who to contact How did the program start? The program was initiated in 1996, to reduce average class sizes in K-3 grades to 20 students to every teacher. At the time, K-3 class sizes in California averaged 28.6 students, among the highest teacher-student ratios in the nation.

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  • Oct 28, 2000

    School Scoreboard

    Reporter Louis Freeberg describes how the public debate on school reform has become a political batteground in the presidential election of 2000. Freedberg's investigation reveals that the call for more mandatory school testing - supported by candidates George Bush and Al Gore alike - is actually stifling innovative ideas for education reform.

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  • May 25, 2000

    The War Over Vouchers

    Reporter Stephen Talbot investigates the voucher school system in Cleveland, Ohio, and the demographic shifts wrought by the system, which allows lower-income public school students to attend private and parochial schools with taxpayer money. The report also considers the consequences when non-religious students begin attending religious schools.

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  • May 23, 2000

    The Charter School Magnate

    Reporter Eve Pell investigates David Brennan, a wealthy entrepeneur whose privately run charter schools rest at the center of the school-choice debate. Pell uses Brennan's story to investigate the consequences of private management of public schools, including the impact of Brennan's market-driven mindset and conservative values on the quality of the education provided by his schools.

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  • May 22, 2000

    The Battle Over School Choice

    This CIR Frontline co-production examines the passionate election-year educational reform debate and its latest catchword -- providing greater "choice" for parents and children. Drawing on interviews with Presidential candidates Al Gore and George W.

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  • May 21, 2000

    Public Schools, Private Choices

    Reporter Louis Freedberg compares public and private schools in the nation"s capital, centering on then-Presidential candidate Al Gore"s decision not to send his son to a local public school, despite the school"s strong academic programs.

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  • Sep 30, 1994

    School Colors

    Integration. It was called the greatest social experiment of our generation. But 40 years after Brown v. Board of Education, many schools are still sharply segregated along color lines. America's changing demographics have tested the limits of our racial and ethnic tolerance, leaving many of us to ask whether the nation's diversity will enrich us or tear us apart.

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