There's no need to panic over the U.S. educational decline, according to experts. It's good that people are getting smarter around the world.
Secretary Arne Duncan talks to us about the tension between what local school districts are dealing with during this recession and the goals that the Obama administration is laying out for them.
Across the country, cash-strapped schools say budget cuts are forcing them to lay off teachers. Secretary of education Arne Duncan has called the layoffs ? which may number in the hundreds of thousands ? a potential catastrophe for the education system.
We're 'Getting Schooled' this week on the future of education, pre-K through 12, in America. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan joins us to discuss the reforms circulating in Washington right now.
As part of a look at back-to-school challenges, we talk to someone who is re-imagining American education. Steve Barr, the founder of California-based Green Dot Public Schools, and has developed a reputation for making radical changes in public schools.
The swine flu has been out of the headlines lately, but the H1N1 virus has already infected over one million people in the United States. Federal health officials are very concerned about a pandemic when flu season ramps up in the fall.
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan recently advocated in favor of mayoral control of big-city schools. Here to help us take a closer look at the pros and cons of school governance is Joseph Viteritti, editor of 'When Mayors Take Charge.'
Congress took a potentially transformative step when it devoted $100 billion in the stimulus package to education. Arne Duncan, the U.S. Secretary of Education, joins John with details on how the dollars will be spent.
This week we're taking a closer look at how the stimulus will affect education in America. Today we talk with with Bob Compton. He is a venture capitalist and the executive producer of an education documentary Two Million Minutes.