This documentary follows the experiences of four families in New York, Atlanta, Bridgeport, CT and Paris, France. It reveals the range of preschool education available, from an expensive private school, to uneven federal and state programs, to an innovative big-city approach.
Unable to find enough qualified teachers for its worst public schools, New York City set up a crash program--one month of training--for 350 men and women.
Host John Merrow turns private detective in this tongue-in-cheek drama to solve "The Case of an Excellent School."
A profile of school reform efforts in Philadelphia, Seattle and Chicago circa the late 1990s.
Why do 30% percent of new teachers– 50% in urban areas– leave teaching within five years? Is the problem one of recruitment or retention?
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