PBS broadcast this week spotlights education stories

PBS broadcast this week spotlights education stories

PBS' Need to Know, a news broadcast and online program, will be airing a special episode on Friday that highlights stories of education transformation and reform in schools across the country in the areas of physical education, science education, and literacy.

The program highlights three dramatic stories of academic transformation - focusing on literacy, physical education and science education.

SEGMENTS INCLUDE:

Brockton High proves that big schools can be top schools

Physical education spurs higher test scores in Naperville, Illinois

Reinventing science education at one Maryland university

Need to Know is asking educators to send in videos of their best ideas for improving public education.