This ongoing series follows two new superintendents through their first years on the job in deeply troubled school districts. Watch as Michelle Rhee attempts aggressive reform in Washington, D.C. and Paul Vallas tries to turn around the ravaged Recovery School District in New Orleans.
Purchase each series separately for $8.95 each or both cities together for $14.95.
 
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Turnaround Specialist
Boushall Middle School in Richmond, Virginia, has a failure rate of nearly 50% in reading. Three out every four students live in poverty, and teachers say that discipline is their biggest problem.
Parke Land is a "Turnaround Specialist", one of about a dozen public school principals hand-picked by the state of Virginia to rebuild schools stuck at the bottom. And he has one year to help Boushall Middle School. Buy the DVD >>>
Toughest Job in America
Toughest Job in America is the gripping story of one man's battle against an entrenched bureaucracy, a stubborn union, hostile politicians, budget deficits, and a deep-rooted belief that poor and minority children cannot achieve.
Complicating the story are the leader's own inflexible streak of moralism and his tendency to alienate even his ardent supporters. Yet he managed to survive, at least until Monday, June 5, 2000, when he suddenly resigned. Buy the DVD >>>
 School Reform in New York City
New York City is by far the largest public school system in the US. It's comprised of about 92,000 teachers, more than 1,300 schools and nearly 1.1 million students. Only nine cities in the US have that many people.
When Mayor Michael Bloomberg took over the NYC public school system he appointed former assistant US Attorney General and businessman Joel Klein as the schools chancellor.
How is Klein doing in what President Bush once called 'the toughest job in America'? We take a look back and a look forward in this profile of Joel Klein. Buy the DVD >>>
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