At King Middle School in Portland, ME, 8th graders spend four months studying physics, design, and much more - all in preparation for inventing alternative energy devices that improve people's lives.
For the first time in forty years, national high school graduation rates have made remarkable gains. But are they real?
Public schools in Danville, Kentucky are in the process of a radical transformation.
Find out what happened in Danville before we arrived, after we left, and why you should watch a documentary we produced 16 years ago.
In 1988, John Merrow returned to his alma mater, Dartmouth College, to attend his 25th class reunion - and documented it for the NewsHour. Check out the vintage report, straight from our archives.
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