PBS NewsHour

Why education reform keeps failing students

Clip: 10/17/2017 | 6m 58s  | Video has closed captioning.

Education reform has been on the national political agenda for decades, but has significant progress ever been made? In his new book, “Addicted to Reform,” former NewsHour education correspondent John Merrow chronicles the many attempts. Merrow sits down with Jeffrey Brown to discuss his findings and his prescriptions for rescuing public education.

Aired: 10/17/17

Rating: NR

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