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A fresh idea in education may be the answer to the rising of standards in mandatory testing. It's called AVID and is designed to change the way public schools teach. It works so well, it has spread to 1,200 schools in 21 states. Scott Pelley reports.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Klein, Janet (Producer), Pelley, Scott, 1957- (Reporter)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: New York, NY : Columbia Broadcasting System, 2002.
Subjects:
Advancement Via Individual Determination (Program)
Educational change > United States.
United States.
Iraq.
Internet videos.
Television news programs.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:A fresh idea in education may be the answer to the rising of standards in mandatory testing. It's called AVID and is designed to change the way public schools teach. It works so well, it has spread to 1,200 schools in 21 states. Scott Pelley reports.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 9, 2015).
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (12 min.)
Playing Time:00:12:20