To help recognize the third anniversary of the signing of the landmark No Child Left Behind Act, the U.S. Department of Education's monthly TV/webcast series, "Education News Parents Can Use," airing Tuesday, will feature success stories that illustrate how the law is changing the face of American education.

A number of cable services across the nation will carry the program from 8-9 p.m. EST. A complete listing of viewer options is posted at http://www.ed.gov/news/av/video/edtv/ways-watch.html. In addition, the program will be webcast at www.connectlive.com/events/ednews/.

President Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act in January 2002, helping change the culture of America's schools by closing the achievement gap among groups of students, offering more flexibility to states, giving parents more options and teaching students based on what works.

Among the success stories featured in Tuesday night's show include:

• High-performing schools from Sterling, Va., and New York City that were honored as No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon Schools for narrowing the achievement gap;

• Toledo, Ohio's school district for its early success implementing the Supplemental Services provision of No Child Left Behind;

• The Spokane, Wash., public schools "Fit for the Future" initiative—a standards-based, comprehensive health and fitness curriculum designed for students in grades 1-10;

• An elementary school from Silver Spring, Md., which has experienced dramatic turnarounds as a result of an emphasis on professional development, data analysis and parent involvement;

• The Vail Unified School District near Tucson, Ariz., which made a particular effort to identify children with learning challenges early and to intervene right away;

• An Atlanta program that recruits and prepares teachers from business and military backgrounds, instead of from traditional colleges of education;

• A successful bullying-intervention program at Spring Grove Area Intermediate School near York, Pa., and;

• The Prince Edward County, Va., schools, where 50 years ago, African American students walked out of their segregated schools to demand equal facilities later had their case become part of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education court decision.

Details about the "Education News Parents Can Use" TV series can be found at http://www.ed.gov/news/av/video/edtv/index.html.

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