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Teachers of the Year The American public school system has long been under scrutiny and in
crisis. However, there is growing sentiment that large scale reform could
be possible. Charlie Rose conducts interviews on education, sponsored by the Eli and Edythe Broad
Foundation.  

20/20 Stupid in America
How We Treat Our Kids 20-20 investigation by John Stossel entitled "Stupid in America" highlighting some of the flaws with the education system in the United States. (ABC)

Parental Involvement Missouri Commissioner of Education, D. Kent King, talks about the absolute need for more parental involvement in St. Louis. It applies everywhere in America. (PUBDEF)

Ohio School Reforms Itself A Cincinnati high school transformed its abysmal test scores and graduation rate with a little financial help and a lot of hard work. Cynthia Bowers reports. (CBSNews.com)

Low Academic Achievement A national report found that an alarming number of high school seniors lack proficiency in reading and math. Katie Couric says we must do a better job of educating our kids. (CBSNews.com)

Measuring
Standardized Tests The No Child Left Behind Act is up for renewal this year, so Katie Couric wonders whether standardized tests truly measure how kids do in school and life. (CBSNews.com)

Drop-Out Rate
Called Shameful Nationally 7,000 students drop-out of school each day. 1.2 million students are expected to drop-out this year. (CNN)

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Keeping Kids Healthy: Youth Violence - Breaking the Cycle Every day we hear gruesome stories of violent acts committed by young people: school shootings, gang wars, bullying. But why are so many of our kids turning to violence, and how do we stop it? (WNET) 26 min.

School Violence
Talking to Your Kids Many parents are wondering how to talk to their kids about violence. (CBSNews.com)

School Shootings
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