Public Policy: Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives
Fifth Edition
Video and Multimedia
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Video
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- The first lady presents a new effort to increase the ability of young people to obtain a college education. Shares compelling examples from her own life and how she got to college.
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- Presents basic tenets of and controversy about the Common Core education reform.
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- News story about the New Mexico governor’s proposal to reform education in New Mexico, including a merit pay proposal.
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- Unbiased news segment interviewing teachers, advocates, parents, and students about school choice vouchers. Presents both sides of the issue and discusses charter schooling, too.
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- Explanation of sources of increase in costs.
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- Obama has a plan to help students make decisions since college costs are rising.
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- President spoke at a town hall meeting at Binghamton University about the importance of access to college for underrepresented groups.
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- Segment about an innovative test program in North Carolina to help improve the quality of classroom teachers. Nice opportunity to discuss how states can be laboratories for innovative new policies.
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- A trailer talking about the center’s effort to track the quality of education.
- “Dan Rather Reports, ‘For-Profit Colleges,’ Part 1.” Dan Rather Reports
- An investigative report into recent growth of for-profit colleges.