Educating America

DateJune 25 1990

Can DescriptionsSpecials; X5518; Educating Ameica Rec. 6/15/90; Air 6/25/90

AbstractTitle: “Educating America” A Great Expectations: The Education Project special; roundtable hosted by Sam Donaldson, with U.S. Secretary of Education Hon. Lauro Cavazos, American Federation of Teachers President Albert Shanker, Central Park East School Principal Deborah Meier, President of Howard University Dr. Franklyn G. Jenifer, Founder of “Teach for America” Wendy Kopp, and Trustee of the “I Have a Dream” Foundation Peter M. Flanigan; Segment #1: discussions involve the current education reform movement; education goals, strategies, dropout rates; cut to black; Segment #2: opinions on teachers; Schoolteacher Chris Zajac on her experiences; Author Tracy Kidder on the subject; professional empowerment; Dr. Robert Sperber of the Boston University School of Education on the subject; discussion on the profession; attractiveness of wanting to teach; Bush Administration, system of education; restructuring; physical attack on teachers, dangers of the job; targeted recruitment; cut to black; Segment #3: inner city schools and the issues they face; Vice Principal Joseph Stanton on the subject; Rev. Dr. Kenneth Smith of the Chicago Theological Seminary on the subject; special programs; Director of Instruction at Tobin School in Boston Jean Eagon, on the subject; teachers working with parents to assist; cut to black; Segment #4: view of the usage of math in America; Masao Kunihiro, social commentator, on the subject of strong math skills in Japanese schools; Diane Briars, Director of Math Division, on the subject of teaching mathematics; education deficits; American education vs. education in other countries; who should run education, state or federal; government leadership; race and quality education; cut to black; Segment #5: urban schools discarding students; looking towards the future; radical changes; outro and credits;

OtherCredits; Producer: Curtis Poole; Director: Bob Comiskey.