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John Merrow

Work

Company: Comcast - Malden, MA 2006 Position: Customer account executive, video technical/commercial

Education

School / High School: Essex Agricultural and Technical Institute 1998 Specialities: Associates in Veterinary Technology

Awards

Mcgraw prize for

Interests

improving educational opportunities for all; improving public education; writing; biking; swimming

Industries

Broadcast Media

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John Merrow videos

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John Merrow Reflects On The 'Influence Of Teachers'

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5m 42s

Category:

News & Politics

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07 Apr, 2011

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More from John Merrow: http://www.pbs.o... Hari Sreenivasan debriefs John Merrow on his new book, "The Influence of Teachers" and on the debate over the...

John Merrow On Critical Transformations

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1m 43s

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

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11 Dec, 2009

Description:

John Merrow discusses a transformative moment in his career. Discover yours at the 2010 ASCD Annual Conference: Critical Transformations, San Antonio, TX, March 6-8, 2010.

John Merrow On Undervalued Teachers

Duration:

9m 4s

Category:

Education

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06 Apr, 2011

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Merrow, the education reporter for PBS' NewsHour, documentary producer and author of "The Influence of Teachers: Reflections on Teaching and Leadership" discusses Michelle Rhee, school-based...

Phylicia Rashad, Cosby Show Mom, Talks About Her Favorite Teacher

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13m 50s

Category:

News & Politics

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25 Oct, 2010

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Phylicia Rashad is best known for her role as Clair Huxtable on the Cosby Show. But what shaped her into the successful actress she's become? She talks about an influential teacher in her life. John Merrow talks with the teacher, Edwyna Wheadon, about what kind of student Ms. Rashad was and what mad...

A Brief History Of The School Bus

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6m 59s

Category:

News & Politics

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25 Oct, 2010

Description:

Why are school buses yellow? How many miles to the gallon does the average school bus get? And how many miles does the average school bus travel? Back in 1992, education reporter John Merrow immersed himself with riders and drivers to get the answers to these hard-hitting questions. This video is fr...

College Costs Rising At Unprecedented Rate

Duration:

10m 8s

Category:

Education

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18 Aug, 2009

Description:

Student Debt Rising as College Costs Continue to Climb: Higher education costs have increased by 439 percent since 1982, according to a National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education report. NewsHour special correspondent for education John Merrow looks at the rising burden of education debt.

New Orleans Schools See Progress Despite Troubles

Duration:

10m 30s

Category:

News & Politics

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07 Apr, 2010

Description:

In his ongoing look at efforts to turn around ailing schools in New Orleans and Washington, DC John Merrow reports on the use of alternative school programs in Louisiana and progress on negotiations between a teachers union and public schools in the nation's capital.

Ohio School System Uses Unique Peer Evaluations To Grade Teachers

Duration:

8m 38s

Category:

News & Politics

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14 Dec, 2010

Description:

Read the Transcript: to.pbs.org Special correspondent for education John Merrow reports how public schools in Toledo, Ohio, are implementing a unique peer-evaluation program for educators that looks to nurture teachers, but make it easier to remove ineffective ones.

John Merrow resumes & CV records

Resumes

President At Learning Matters

Position:

President at Learning Matters (Sole Proprietorship)

Location:

United States

Industry:

Broadcast Media

Work:

Learning Matters since 1995
President

Education:

Harvard University Graduate School of Education 1970 - 1973
Ed.D, Education and Social Policy Indiana University Bloomington 1967 - 1968
MA, American Studies Dartmouth College 1959 - 1964
BA, English taft
High School Diploma

Interests:

improving educational opportunities for all; improving public education; writing; biking; swimming

Honor & Awards:

George Foster Peabody Awards, 2001 and 2006; George Polk Award, 1982; Emmy Nominations, 1984, 2002, 2006; five CINE Golden Eagles. Honorary degrees from Richard Stockton State College and Paul Smith College. Distinguished Alumni Award, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2007; Horace Dutton Taft Medal, The Taft School, 2009.

Awards:

McGraw Prize for
McGraw Prize in Education, 2012

John Merrow - Salem, MA

Work:

Comcast - Malden, MA 2006 to 2014
Customer Account Executive, Video Technical/Commercial Metro One Telecommunications - Danvers, MA 2001 to 2006
Directory Assistance Operator/Lead Operator Bally Total Fitness - Peabody, MA 1999 to 2001
Front Desk/Operations Assistant

Education:

Essex Agricultural and Technical Institute 1998
Associates in Veterinary Technology Triton Regional High School - Byfield, MA 1996
High School Diploma

In the News

News

Why Some Students Are Refusing To Take The Common Core Test

Date:

Mar 11, 2015

Category:

U.S.

Source:

PBS NewsHour

JOHN MERROW: PARCC is one of two national tests of the Common Core state standards being given to about 15 million students, starting with third-graders, in 28 states and Washington, D.C., this spring. The Common Core and the tests have their defenders.

JOHN MERROW: What happens to students who opt out is up to individual school districts. Some are taking a hard line and making them sit at their desks during the testing hours, no books to read, nothing.

I Is For Infant: Reading Aloud To Young Children Benefits Brain Development

Date:

Jun 24, 2014

Category:

Health

Source:

PBS NewsHour

JEFFREY BROWN: The academy is urging pediatricians to provide books to low-income families. Its also teaming with other groups, including Reach Out and Read, a nonprofit organization NewsHour education correspondent John Merrow profiled in November 2012.

Why Not Subpoena Everyone In Dc Cheating Scandal — Rhee Included?

Date:

Apr 12, 2013

Category:

U.S.

Source:

Washington Post (blog)

improve test scores and that she looked the other way when evidence of cheating was put before her. As John Merrow concluded, Rhees overzealous fixation on testing and measurement, and her efforts to silence and fire anyone who questioned her reckless, destabilizing strategies, ultimately failed D.C.

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John Merrow

John Merrow (born June 14, 1941) is a broadcast journalist who has reported on education issues for more than three decades. He serves as the education...

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Addicted To Reform: A Twelve-Step Program To Rescue Public Education

Author:

John Merrow

Publisher:

New Press, The

Binding:

Hardcover

Pages:

224

ISBN #:

1620972417

EAN Code:

9781620972410

The prize-winning PBS correspondent's provocative antidote to America’s misguided approaches to K-12 school reformDuring his four-decade career at NPR and PBS, John Merrow reported from every state in the union, as well as from dozens of countries, on topics including America’s obsession with standa...

The Influence Of Teachers: Reflections On Teaching And Leadership

Author:

John Merrow

Publisher:

LM Books

Binding:

Paperback

Pages:

220

ISBN #:

0615431720

EAN Code:

9780615431727

How can schools and teachers change to keep up with the current educational landscape, a world in which young people must learn how to ask the right questions, not merely parrot back the 'right' answers? In this urgent and insightful book, John Merrow draws on his experience as a reporter for PBS an...

Choosing Excellence: Good Enough Schools Are Not Good Enough

Author:

John Merrow

Publisher:

ScarecrowEducation

Binding:

Paperback

Pages:

207

ISBN #:

1578860148

EAN Code:

9781578860142

How do you evaluate a school? Today parents and teachers lean on standardized test scores - along with image, rumor, and reputation - to make vital decisions. However, a single number is inevitably misleading. Author John Merrow, host of PBS's premier documentary series on youth and learning, The Me...

The Influence Of Teachers: Reflections On Teaching And Leadership By Merrow, John (January 14, 2011) Paperback

Author:

John Merrow

Publisher:

LM Books

Binding:

Paperback

By John Merrow The Influence Of Teachers: Reflections On Teaching And Leadership

Author:

John Merrow

Publisher:

LM Books

Binding:

Paperback

EAN Code:

8601402758449

Below C Level: How American Education Encourages Mediocrity - And What We Can Do About It

Author:

John Merrow

Publisher:

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Binding:

Paperback

Pages:

443

ISBN #:

1450503535

EAN Code:

9781450503532

All too often in American education, mediocrity pays. Efforts to reform and improve schools will continue to fail until that fundamental problem is addressed. Below C Level provides a road map for success from a veteran PBS and NPR reporter. According to John Merrow, these changes won't be easy, but...

Declining By Degrees: Higher Education At Risk

Author:

Richard H. Hersh, John Merrow

Publisher:

St. Martin's Griffin

Binding:

Paperback

Pages:

256

ISBN #:

1403973164

EAN Code:

9781403973160

Two decades ago A Nation at Risk sounded a national alarm on K-12 education. Now, an equally urgent alarm is being sounded for higher education in America. In Declining by Degrees, leading authors and educators such as Tom Wolfe, Jim Fallows, and Jay Mathews provide us with a valuable understanding ...

Undermining Standards.: An Article From: Phi Delta Kappan

Author:

John Merrow

Publisher:

Phi Delta Kappa, Inc.

Binding:

Digital

Pages:

This digital document is an article from Phi Delta Kappan, published by Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. on May 1, 2001. The length of the article is 6597 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital ...

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