Getting Schooled: An America Tonight special series

by January 21, 2014 5:00PM ET

On air and online, America Tonight explores in depth some of the biggest hurdles keeping kids from a good education

Topics:
Education
Department of Education
U.S.

What would it take to improve the education American children get? America Tonight's special series takes an in-depth look at problems – and the possibilities – in how American children are getting schooled.

From parents who risk jail time to send their children to better schools to the deregulation of home schooling, America Tonight will probe important frontiers in the quest for better education.

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Black students and the school-to-prison pipeline

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