Education News Parents Can Use Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• America Goes Back to School: A National Town Hall Meeting With Arne Duncan

  Education Secretary Arne Duncan addresses topics important to schools, families and communities.

• American History Humanities and Civics
• American History, Humanities and Civics: Shaping America

  Schools try to improve the teaching of history, humanities and civics.

• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Investing in Innovation, Securing America's Future

  American Recovery and Reinvestment Act helps colleges and school districts mitigate education program cuts, avert layoffs and modernize facilities.

• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Keeping Teachers Teaching and Students Learning

  American Recovery and Reinvestment Act helps colleges and school districts mitigate education program cuts, avert layoffs and modernize facilities.

• Arts Education: Improving Students' Academic Performance
• Back to School: Ready to Read, Ready to Succeed

  Students improve their reading scores.

• Back to School Special: American Competitiveness and a Changing World

  The American Competitiveness Initiative helps prepare students for success in math, science and engineering.

• Back to School Special: Empowering Parents, Empowering Students

  Options such as charter schools and after-school tutoring benefit children and parents; what parents can do at home to help keep children on track.

• Back to School Special: Measuring Progress, Realizing Results

  Strategies for improving student academic achievement; the U.S. Department of Education's Teaching Ambassador Fellowship program.

• Charters and School Choice

  The charter-school and school-choice movement affects academic achievement; the benefits of Opportunity Scholarships.

• Child Health and Nutrition

  State and federal agencies work with schools and families to promote healthy, active lifestyles.

• Closing America's Achievement Gap: The 2nd Anniversary of No Child Left Behind

  Two years after the No Child Left Behind Act; efforts to eliminate an achievement gap between white and minority students.

• Community Service and Volunteering: Learning Through Character and Civic Development

  First lady Laura Bush designed a character education and youth development effort known as the Helping America's Youth Initiative.

• Dropout Prevention: Catching Students Before It's Too Late

  Deterring students from dropping out of school.

• Dropout Prevention: Helping All Students Get on Track for Success

  Dropout prevention strategies include adolescent reading interventions, intensive tutoring and remediation techniques.

• Drug and Alcohol Prevention: Keeping Kids on the Right Track
• Early Childhood Development

  Helping children develop effective skills.

• Early Childhood Development

  An informative discussion provides parents with information to help children develop skills.

• Early Childhood Development: What Parents Need to Know

  The 'Early Reading First' and 'Reading First' initiatives provide all children with an equal chance for academic success.

• Early Childhood Education: Good Start, Grow Smart

  Initiatives like Early Reading First, Good Start, Grow Smart, and Head Start aim to teach very young children.

• Education Beyond High School: Preparing Academically & Financially

  Preparing academically and financially for higher education.

• Education News Parents Can Use: Math and Science Education: Critical Skills for the 21st Century

  The American Competitiveness Initiative aims to strengthen K-12 math and science education.

  Next on: Monday 7th December 4:00pm EST - FEC: Florida Educational Consortium
• Educational Technology: Preparing Students and Parents for the Digital Age

  The influences of technology on education.

• Elevating the Teaching Profession: A National Town Hall Meeting With Arne Duncan

  Education Secretary Arne Duncan addresses topics important to schools, families and communities.

• Empowering Parents, Creating Change: The 1st Anniversary of No Child Left Behind

  Promoting children's educational success in this 'No Child Left Behind' anniversary show.

• Helping America's Youth: Engaging At-Risk Students

  Helping America's Youth Initiative engages Americans to ensure positive outcomes for children.

• Helping Your Child Become a Good Citizen

  School programs focus on character, civic participation, responsibility and service.

• Helping Your Child Succeed in School

  Resources and information for parents concerning school choice, teacher quality, annual yearly progress and supplemental services.

• High Performing Teachers: Leading Students to Success in the 21st Century

  Award-winning teachers; effective teaching is at the core of America's competitiveness; progressive strategies recruit, train and reward effective teachers.

• High Schools: Expanding the Promise of No Child Left Behind

  Back-to-school tips from Margaret Spellings and Jason Kamras, the 2005 National Teacher of the Year.

• Higher Education: Ensuring America's Competitive Edge

  The importance of a college education; helping minority youth prepare and succeed in college.

• Improving Access to College: Preparing for Education Beyond High School

  The importance of a college education; how it can be made more affordable; how to help students prepare for it.

• Inspiring Excellence: Great Teachers, Great Principals

  Effective teaching; recruiting, training and rewarding teachers.

• Investing in America's Classrooms: Ensuring Every Child has a Highly Qualified Teacher

  Improving teacher quality.

• Keeping Kids Healthy, Physically Fit and Learning

  Keeping children healthy, physically fit and learning during the summer.

• Keeping Kids Safe and Drug Free
• Keeping Our Children Safe and Secure: Pandemic Flu and Emergency Preparedness

  State, local and federal agencies prepare for a pandemic flu outbreak; how families can prepare for a pandemic flu.

• Keeping Your Child Safe at Home and in School: Crisis Planning and Emergency Response

  Crisis planning for schools.

• Math and Science Education

  The goals of the American Competitiveness Initiative include helping improve math and science instruction, student competence and achievement.

  Next on: Monday 7th December 3:00pm EST - FEC: Florida Educational Consortium
• Math and Science: Preparing for the Future

  Math; science.

• Math Education: Preparing Students to Succeed in the Knowledge Economy

  The American Competitiveness Initiative aims to strengthen K-12 math and science education through programs such as Math Now.

• New Options for Families: Charters and Choice

  Educational options.

• New Tools for Parents: Getting Informed & Getting Involved

  The latest tools and options for parents under the No Child Left Behind Act.

  Next on: Monday 14th December 3:00pm EST - FEC: Florida Educational Consortium
• No Child Left Behind 3rd Anniversary Show: Stories of Success
• No Child Left Behind: Stories of Success

  High-performing public schools meet the goals of the No Child Left Behind Act.

• No Child Left Behind: Student Achievement on the Rise

  Higher standards, accountability and flexibility help raise reading and math test scores for students across the U.S.

• No Child Left Behind: Tools and Information Parents Can Use

  The importance of the No Child Left Behind Act on families.

• Paying for College: Think Federal Aid First

  Federal student aid programs; initiatives to help disadvantaged youth succeed and pay for college.

  Next on: Monday 14th December 4:00pm EST - FEC: Florida Educational Consortium
• Protecting Your Children at Home and at School

  Risks to children in and out of school.

• Reading First and Striving Readers: Helping All Children
• Rebuilding Education in New Orleans
• Reducing School Violence: Keeping Children Safe and Ready to Learn

  School-based violence prevention and anti-bullying programs; link between school environment, safety and learning.

• Reforming High Schools & Career and Technical Education

  High school reform; school lunch; career and technical education.

• Responding to Traumatic Events: Keeping Students Safe and Secure

  Teachers and schools help protect and reassure children after natural catastrophes and other crisis situations.

• Restoring American Leadership in Higher Education

  President Barack Obama challenges all Americans to commit to at least one year of higher education or advanced training.

• Safeguarding America's Colleges: Preventing Violence and Promoting Learning
• Science and Mathematics: Gateway to the Future
• Science Education: Preparing Students for the Global Economy

  A renewed focus on improving science instruction in schools.

• Service Learning: Creating Community & Developing Citizens

  Service learning connects the classroom to the real world by integrating community service with academics.

• Serving Students With Disabilities: Helping All Children Achieve

  Special education for children with disabilities.

• Special Education: Ensuring Excellence for All Students

  The academic progress of children with disabilities; integrating students with disabilities into general education classrooms.

• Student Voices on Education: A National Town Hall Meeting With Arne Duncan

  Education Secretary Arne Duncan addresses comments and questions posed by students.

• Success Stories: Schools at the Leading Edge of Reform

  Five teachers chosen for the Teaching Ambassador Fellowship discuss topics ranging from early childhood education to preparing and compensating teachers.

• Summer Learning Programs: Preventing the Slide, Promoting Achievement

  Summer learning programs; strategies to academically engage low-income and disadvantaged youth during the summer.

• Summer Programs: Keeping Students Reading and Learning

  Award-winning summer learning programs; engaging low-income and disadvantaged youths during the summer; encouraging students to read over the summer.

• Supplemental Services: Helping All Students Achieve

  Supplemental services.

• Teacher Quality: Inspiring Excellence and Strengthening Innovation

  Effective teaching; how to better recruit, train and reward teachers; questions parents should ask of their children's teachers.

• Teaching Foreign Languages: Understanding the World and Helping Our Students Compete

  Initiatives ensure that students graduate with an ability to communicate in critical languages.

• Transforming Higher Education: Access and Affordability for All Students

  The importance of a college education; how it can be made more affordable.