The Merrow report : First to worst, California schools: America's future / PBS ; a production of Learning Matters, Inc.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Merrow, John, host.

Deasy, John, associated name.

Starr, Kevin, associated name.

Kirst, Michael W., associated name.

Guthrie, James, associated name.

Schrag, Peter, associated name.

Lhamon, Catherine, associated name.

Mockler, John, associated name.

MacLean, Harriet, associated name.

Joseph, Marion, associated name.

Goodwin, Paula, associated name.

Jarvis, Howard, associated name.

Izumi, Lance T., 1958- associated name.

Alpert, Deirdre, associated name.

Ward, Randy, associated name.

Mustafa, Denise, editor.

Buk, Askold, composer.

Hentoff, Miranda, composer.

Chater, John, director of photography.

Hirsch, Robin, director of photography.

Johnson, Leif, director of photography.

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), producer.

Learning Matters, Inc., distributor.

Bruce Alan Miller Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

California. Jarvis-Gann Tax Limitation Initiative.

California.

Public schools--California--Finance--History.

Public schools.

School districts--California--Finance--History.

School districts.

School buildings--California--Maintenance and repair.

School buildings.

Educational change--California--History--20th century.

Educational change.

Educational equalization--California--History--20th century.

Educational equalization.

Education--California--Evaluation.

Education.

Academic achievement--California--History.

Academic achievement.

Tax and expenditure limitations--California--History.

Tax and expenditure limitations.

Real property tax--California--History.

Real property tax.

History.

Evaluation.

Finance.

Genre:

Documentary television programs.

Television programs.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

polychrome

Other Title:

First to worst, California schools: America's future

California schools: America's future

First to worst and California schools: America's future

First to worst

California schools

Place of Publication:

[New York, NY] : Learning Matters, Inc., [2008]

System Details:

DVD, NTSC.

digital

optical

NTSC

video file

DVD video

Summary:

"California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is scrambling to avoid $4.8 billion in potential cuts to public school funding. It's a sharp comedown from 2007, when the Governor announced his intention to make 2008 'the year of education in California.' Unfortunately, it's not the first time California's public schools have been on the brink. California schools: America's future traces the roots of the current crisis, providing viewers with the context to inform their positions today" -- Container.

Participant:

Correspondent, John Merrow ; participants: John Mockler, Lance Izumi, Deirdre Alpert, Randy Ward, John Deasy, Kevin Starr, Michael Kirst, James Guthrie, Peter Schrag, Catherine Lhamon, Harriet MacLean, Marion Joseph, Paula Goodwin, Howard Jarvis.

Credits:

Editor, Denise Mustafa ; music, Askold Buk, Miranda Hentoff ; camera, John Chater, Robin Hirsch, Leif Johnson.

Notes:

DVD release of 2004 and 2008 PBS broadcast segments of the Merrow Report.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Bruce Alan Miller Book Fund.

OCLC:

291101819