Videos

Joel Klein, former chancellor of the New York City school system, talked about his book, Lessons of Hope: How to Fix Our Schools, in which he examines what the city did to improve public edu…

Condoleezza Rice and Joel Klein talked about the Council on Foreign Relations report they co-authored on the links between national security and education reform. Topics included higher stan…

Educator and author Steve Perry talked with fellow author Joel Klein about his latest book, what he calls a solution-oriented manifesto to better education in the U.S., including how to get …

Education officials testified on the re-authorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. They focused on several programs they had instituted in the various states and their rate…

The Close the Gap: Equality in Education Rally was held on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision. Various civil rights leaders and education reform…

A panel discussion was held on meeting educational challenges for African Americans in the 21st century, and the significance of President Obama. Panelists talked about what they would tell …

National Education Summit

In the opening portion of an educational summit on the need to improve secondary education, Brian Kelly and William Swope gave welcoming remarks and outlined the focus of the forum. Followin…

Joel Klein offered his ideas on how to reform urban schools. His goal was to create a system of great schools rather than a great school system. One method to achieve this goal was to divide…

Witnesses testified about educational achievement, methods for improved learning, and retention of high quality teachers. Topics included the effect of the No Child Left Behind Act, performa…

School superintendents and district educators spoke about high school dropout rates and possible means of improving graduation rates. They talked about investments in infrastructure and stud…

Witnesses testified in the second in a series of regional hearings on the No Child Left Behind Act. Several Connecticut officials talked about the debate in that state over testing and how t…

Justice Department officials briefed reporters on the anti-trust lawsuit ruling against the Microsoft Corporation imposed by U.S. District Judge Thomas Pinfield Jackson. The ruling ordered M…

Mr. Klein talked about the recent ruling by a federal judge that Microsoft has repeatedly broken federal antitrust laws. Specifically, he talked about the Department of Justices proposal to …

John Klein, assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, talked about his unit’s work. He said their goal was to ensure competitiveness in markets and detailed…

Attorney General Reno and others spoke to reporters about a federal judge’s decision which found that Microsoft violated the Sherman Antitrust Act and used its monopoly to adversely affect t…

The participants praised a federal court ruling that the software corporation Microsoft is a monopoly. After their prepared remarks they took questions from the media.

Federal judges, former law clerks and friends of Justice Powell paid tribute to his achievements while on the Supreme Court and his relationships with members of his staff.

Attorney General Reno and Mr. Klein announced that the Justice Department would prosecute American Airlines for violating antitrust laws. They said the company had purposely lost money in th…

Attorney General Reno discussed the anti-trust suit that the Justice Department filed against Visa and Mastercard for violating the Sherman Anti-trust act. She stated the companies have limi…