John Merrow was born on June 14,1941 and is an American broadcast journalist who reported on education issues starting in the 1970s.
10 Facts About John Merrow
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John Merrow was the education correspondent for the PBS NewsHour program.
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In 1973, John Merrow graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, with a doctorate in Education and Social Policy.
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John Merrow began his career as an education reporter in 1974, when National Public Radio began airing his first investigative reports on the nation's schools.
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John Merrow quickly developed a devoted following with his program "Options In Education," which aired for eight years.
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In 1995, John Merrow established Learning Matters, which produced his NewsHour reports, along with other media content.
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John Merrow received the George Foster Peabody Award in 2001 for "School Sleuth: The Case of an Excellent School," and won a second Peabody Award for Listen Up's production, "Beyond Borders," in 2006.
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In 2012, Merrow was honored with the prestigious Harold W McGraw, Jr.
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John Merrow retired in 2015 and Learning Matters was acquired by Education Week.
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John Merrow co-edited, with Richard Hersh, "Declining by Degrees".