News Update
Perlita Ettedgui with the top news of the hour.
Middle East Peace Summit
USS Cole Update
Gore and Bush Prepare for Third Debate
Man Sentenced in Columbia University Student Murder
Teachers Refuse Jobs in New York City's Failing Schools
Million Family March
Fires Set to Synagogues
Senator Schumer Asks UN to Stop Blaming Israel for Middle East
Violence
Report by Botumroath
Lebun
Weather Report
Students Protest
Jewish students from a Brooklyn high school join politicians
and other community leaders from the tri-state area in a rally
to support Israel. Reporter Ben
Stein.
Interdisciplinary Success
Interdisciplinary classes at a Manhattan high school are helping
students with English as a second language pass the American
history and English Regents exams at double the rate of English
speakers. Reporter Amy
Rubin.
Bilingual Debate
At a middle school in Chinatown, students in the bilingual
program are losing their native language while having problems
gaining proficiency in English. Reporter Katherine
Cheng.
Vocational Education Threatened
Administrators at a Queens high school are concerned that
the newly required Regents exams will force them to close their
vocational shops. Reporter Jen
Stern.
Beyond Overcrowded
In New York City's most overcrowded high school, 4,500 students
shove their way through the day, sometimes having to attend
classes on balconies or outside. Reporter Perlita
Ettedgui.
Question and Answer Session
with Allison Hawley, public school teacher.
Mainstreaming
Questions remain as to the effectiveness of placing children
with learning disabilities in mainstream classes. Reporter Tsering
Yangzom.
News Update
Jen Stern reports.
Middle East Peace Summit
USS Cole Update
Rescuers Resume Search in Switzerland Landslides
Gore and Bush Practice for Third Debate
Local News: Twin 13 Year-Olds Arrested on Rape Charges
Prospect for New York Subway Series Looking Brighter
Sports Women of the Year Awards Announced:
Report by Tsering Yangzom
Stock Market Report
Push for Pre-K
Manhattan's supporters of early education hope for the implementation
of universal pre-kindergarten. Reporter Helen
Mah.
Educators in Charge
Teachers are taking control of education, grassroots style,
at a Queens charter school. Reporter Robert
Schmitz.
Charter Challenge
At another charter school, in East Harlem, teachers enjoy
small class sizes and increased power over their curriculum,
but also face challenges that rival those in traditional public
schools. Reporter Kate
Lewis.
Question and Answer Session
with Mel Stern, a public school teacher and vice-president
of the teacher's union in his school district.
Computers for Kids
Technology and education are merging at a Harlem school,
where all 450 students have their own computers through a special
laptop program. Reporter Erin Coleman.
Prep for Future Leaders
An Upper West Side program successfully develops the leadership
potential for Latino, Asian and African-American students. Reporter
David Makali.
Activist Granny
Althea Bittle is not only the head of a PTA in Brooklyn
but also a surrogate grandmother to numerous kids in the neighborhood.
Reporter Michael
Rey.
