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November 7, 2009 The Arizona Daily Star '2 Million Minutes,' a film about BASIS, shows at Fox
November 7, 2009 DOCUMENTARY: Film makes case for charter schools but doesn’t explore opposition
November 7, 2009 BASIS Uncovered
November 6, 2009 Indianapolis Star Another wave’s coming
November 5, 2009 Inside Indiana Business Why The State of Our Education is So Important
November 5, 2009 The Lawrence Journal-World Gingrich: GOP victories could set model for nation
November 5, 2009 Memphis Commercial Appeal School climb gets steeper
November 1, 2009 International Education News by Juliann Talkington Compton launches “Children4Change” site to inform and mobilize parents
October 31, 2009 RedCounty.com by Chip Hanlon Transcript of my Newt Gingrich interview
October 28, 2009 Indianapolis Star Entrepreneur to screen documentary tonight in Indianapolis
October 23, 2009 Charter Schools Examiner Harlem Village and Tucson BASIS: Two schools leading as examples
October 23, 2009 Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Coming soon to a screen near you
October 21, 2009 Executive Producer, Robert A. Compton, interviewed on The Leslie Marshall Show (Audio File)
October 9, 2009 2MM Chapter 4 featured on NPR (Audio File)
October 2, 2009 BASIS hosts political odd couple
October 2, 2009 Political odd couple fights for school reform
October 2, 2009 Gingrich and Sharpton visit Tucson school
October 2, 2009 KOLD News 13 LIVE
October 1, 2009 The Sharpton/Gingrich roadshow comes to town
September Issue Going Global
September 28, 2009 Documentary calls BASIS a model
September 24, 2009 DIVERSE: Issues in Higher Education Odd Couple: Case for American Education Reform
September 21, 2009 Film holds Ariz. school as model for reform
September 17, 2009 School Grounds: Sharpton and Gingrich Visiting BASIS
September 17, 2009 The American Enterprise Blog Newt Gingrich Could You Pass a 10th Grade Math Test in India ?
September 17, 2009 Stick With A Nose Blog Two Million Worlds
September 17, 2009 Memphis Commercial Appeal John Beifuss Advocate hopes school documentary helps ignite demands for achievement
September 16, 2009 Blog For Arizona BASIS Charters featured in documentary
September 16, 2009 Indianapolis Examiner 2 million minutes until graduation: How will you spend yours?
September 15, 2009 Education for the Aughts Matthew Tabor Two Million Minutes: The 21st Century Solution Debuts Thursday
September 15, 2009 Arizona Star Brian J. Pedersen BASIS school lures Gingrich, Sharpton
September 14, 2009 Fool's Mountain Blog Part 2: Robert Compton Discusses Educational Reform & His Film Two Million Minutes
September 12, 2009 Cinema Rasik Blog Indian Education System vs. U.S. Education System - Hype vs. Reality
September 10, 2009 Mike Fanelli Blog Seven Survival Skills
September 10, 2009 Show Me Daily Blog Two Million Minutes: The 21st Century Solution
September 9, 2009 National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Featured link to trailer on their home page
September 6, 2009 Buffalo Sunday News Our Nation's Scientific Future Looks Bleak: Educational Crisis
August 27, 2009 Yong Zhao Blog Quick update: China and 2 Million Minutes
August 23, 2009 NC Policy Watch ? News & Views on North Carolina News Network Bob Compton with his Documentary Two Million Minutes
August 13, 2009 Newt Gingrich, Former Speaker of the House R-Georgia, 1995-99, recommends for everyone to watch Bob Compton's film 2 Million Minutes (Link opens in new window).
August 11, 2009 NC News Network Running radio interview with Bob on 2MM weekend of 8/15
August 10, 2009 KET Bob Compton examines American education system on next One to One with Bill Goodman
July 14, 2009 WFPL-FM - News and talk show Louisville, KY Interviewed Bob on 2MM
July 13, 2009 Francene Radio Show Louisville, KY Interviewed Bob on 2MM and Win in China
July 5, 2009 AsianVideo.us New Trailer for Two Million Minutes
June 17, 2009 Janet Raloff - Science News: Asia: One reason America can’t afford to jettison good teachers
June 11, 2009 Newt Gingrich, Former Speaker of the House R-Georgia, 1995-99, recommends for everyone to watch Bob Compton's film 2 Million Minutes (mentioned at 01:25)
March 12, 2009 Dr. Yvonne Fournier - Homework: Documentaries worth watching
March 11, 2009 Michael Shaughnessy: An Interview with Bob Compton: A Few Minutes in India and China
March 4, 2009 Two Million Minutes filmmaker announces release of two new DVDs on global education; one takes a deeper look at India, the other China
March 3, 2009 EF Educational tours newsletter
February 25, 2009 Michelle Sherman: Thoughts on “Two Million Minutes”
February 24, 2009 The Takeaway (NPR interview) Out Takes: Will the stimulus package stimulate education reform?
February 18, 2009 Carl Sandburg College hosts panel discussion after 'Two Million Minutes' viewing
February 16, 2009 Combine Tough Classes with Lots of Activities - Linda Fandel
January 29, 2009 CSC offers viewing of ‘Two Million Minutes’ Feb 23
January 24, 2009 Film exposes school system faults - Lori Sundberg
January 23, 2009 The Hidden Flaws in China and India Schools - Jay Mathews
January 22, 2009 Learning What it Takes for African-American and Hispanic Kids to Compete in a Global Economy
January 9, 2009 VUCast: Vanderbilt University’s News Network Lineup for Spring Film Series Announced by Vanderbilt
January 8, 2009 Schwarzenegger proposes 5 fewer school days - Seema Mehta
January 5, 2009 NDTV (India media outlet) U.S. documentary extols Indian education system
January 4, 2009 Economic Times of India (India publication) U.S. documentary extols superiority of Indian education system
December 31, 2008 WBEW 89.5 FM(Chicago radio) Steve Walsh interview with Bob Compton
December 30, 2008 Lessons to learn for America
December 30, 2008 Documentary-maker raises spectre of end to U.S. supremacy - Praveen Bose
December 29, 2008 Two Million Minutes: documentary on education released
December 29, 2008 American documentary lauds Indian education system
December 28, 2008 12 who made a difference
December 28, 2008 Bob Compton: Pushing for more emphasis on math and science in high school - Michael Kelley
December 11, 2008 Mandarin, Anyone? - John Branston
December 8, 2008 Let’s get smart about education priorities
December 10, 2008 NEWSTALK 790 KNST in Tucson , AZ Listen to Interview with Executive Producer Bob Compton
November 21, 2008 A math model for U.S. kids - Vanisha Joseph
November 15, 2008 Memphis filmmaking company combines cinematic ambition with new distribution techniques - John Beifuss
November 12, 2008 Connect Statesboro - Are you smarter than a third-world eleventh grader? - Jake Hallman
November 10, 2008 News Radio 1290 WTKS-AM Savannah, GA 30 minute radio interview
November 3, 2008 Start-Up Teaches Math to Americans, Indian-Style - Claire Cain Miller
October 26, 2008 Students abroad, it turns out, are not outperforming Americans - Jay Mathews
October 25, 2008 Sharing ideas about education overseas - Jeff Malachowski
October 24, 2008 Two Million Minutes - Ernie Diaz
October 22, 2008 Venture capitalist's documentary examines global education - Andrew Wind
October 20, 2008 Qatar Gulf Times - Schools in India, China Outshine U.S. - Bob Caylor
October 17, 2008 Local News: Film shows flaws in U.S. education - Ellen Price
September 28, 2008 Movie explores global competition in education - Lisa Crutchfield
September 27, 2008 The Math Gap: A Debate - Louise Brown
September 27, 2008 WFIU (Bloomington NPR station) aired edited interviews with Bob & Brittany as part of "Saturday Forum"
September 26, 2008 Memphis Silver Screen World Has Champion in Edwards - Andy Meek
September 17, 2008 Education Advice for the Next President - 2 New Podcasts, More Advice
September 14, 2008 September 18, 2008	Kentucky Educational Television One to One with Bill Goodman aired
September 13, 2008 Get education priorities straight or fall behind
September 12, 2008 Film: America falling behind in education - Channing Turner
September 12, 2008 Two Million Minutes an intriguing study in contrast - Joe Dwyer
September 11, 2008 Former Colorado Gov. Roy Romer: U.S. education system drifting into trouble - Angela Gonzales
September 9, 2008 Rethinking High School, Part II: We’re on the right path - Bill Rosenberger
September 8, 2008 Steel on Steel radio interview
September 7, 2008 Standards, attitudes hampering education - Bill Rosenberger
September 6, 2008 State must overcome education challenges - Fred Duval, Roy Romer
September 3, 2008 Convention Notebook: Senator Fred Thompson speaks passionately at GOP convention - Bartholomew Sullivan
September 3, 2008 Blackburn doesn't regret her lost moment in the spotlight - Bartholomew Sullivan
September 2, 2008 Producer Bob Compton discusses sobering look at U.S. high school students
August 31, 2008 Another Voice Warns of an Innovation Slowdown - Claire Cain Miller
August 29, 2008 How To Recover From Failure - Melanie Lindner, Maureen Farrell, Kiri Blakely and Brett Nelson
August 25, 2008 Controversial Docs Hit Road to Get to You - Nancy Ramsey
August 2, 2008 What if the U.S. won no Olympic medals? - Bob Compton
July 28, 2008 Filmmaker: U.S. is losing the education race - Andy Gammill (pdf version)
July 28, 2008 Why I Am a TV Loser - Jay Matthews
July 26, 2008 Core issue: Do we value education? - Linda Fandel
July 25, 2008 Our goal should be to keep Nassau public schools on upward track - Janet Adkins
July 22, 2008 RTV Channel 6 - Indianapolis
July 22, 2008 The Indy Channel – RTV6 - Documentary Questions Quality of Indiana, American Education
July 16, 2008 Parents for Sale - Satish K Sharma
July 3, 2008 Is the U.S. falling behind the world?
July 1, 2008 Are You Smarter Than a Third World Tenth Grader?
July 1, 2008 Radio Interview with Executive Producer Bob Compton
July 1, 2008 Global vs. U.S. Education - Karen McMahan
June 26, 2008 U.S. K-12 Students Trail Global Counterparts - Karen McMahan
June 26, 2008 Sizing up the next generation of high-tech competition - Tom Martin
June 26, 2008 STEM rejection is economically short-sighted - Tom Martin and Susan Baniak
June 24, 2008 Documentary Chronicles Pitfalls of American Education in Global Economy - Michelle Nealy
June 22, 2008 South China Morning Post - Reviews of new films and DVDs (pdf)
June 20, 2008 Catching up in classroom
June 17, 2008 What will students do with the time it takes to make it through high school? By Kahliah Laney
June 16, 2008 'Two Million Minutes' suggests it's time to improve U.S. education
June 16, 2008 'Two Million Minutes' suggests it's time to improve U.S. education - Mitchell Landsberg
June 16, 2008 Comparing U.S. high schools to India and China - Mitchell Landsberg
June 13, 2008 CNBC - Street Signs - Interview with Bob Compton, Executive Producer
June 11, 2008 United States can learn from high school students in India, China, Compton says - BY ANDREA ORR
June 9, 2008 Interview with Executive Producer Bob Compton Listen to Interview
June 2, 2008 Indian, Chinese students outshine U.S. peers - Uttara Choudhury
May 30, 2008 The Clock Is Ticking: Are America's students preparing to compete?
May 29-30, 2008 Bob Compton - Keynote Speaker at TiECON EAST 2008
May 29, 2008 CNBC Interview with Bob Compton, Executive Producer
May 28, 2008 U.S. Schools: Not That Bad - Vivek Wadhwa View PDF Version
May 22, 2008 Bob Compton, Executive Producer of Two Million Minutes, partners with the University of Memphis and Fogelman College of Business and Economics
May 16, 2008 Pressure is on for student athletes
May 14, 2008 The Green Show - 960am San Francisco - Audio File
May 12, 2008 American High School vs. the Rest of the World Listen to audio
May 6, 2008 U.S. still a 'nation at risk' when it comes to educational system - Joseph Di Salvo
May 6, 2008 U.S. kids losing education race to peers in China, India - Jim Landers
April 28, 2008 The Vacuum Called High School
April 26, 2008 No ‘Blue Ribbons’ for American Education
April 25, 2008 Failing Reports on U.S. Schools - John Cochran
April 25, 2008 2 Million Minutes. Or, our death by 1,000 cuts? - Kent Fischer
April 24, 2008 Executive Spotlight with Bob Compton
April 22, 2008 Producer addresses faults in education - Sarah Moreland
April 19, 2008 Indie Memphis opens its second decade with a paid director, foundation backing - John Beifuss
April 18, 2008 Secondary Education Examined in "Two Million Minutes" Documentary Screening
April 16, 2008 A high school student has two million minutes of activities - Roy Sandoval
April 13, 2008 Inside the Newsroom: Let's high-five our scholars, too - Chris Peck
April 11, 2008 21st Century Education: Providing A Global Context For Academics - Erika Jacobson
April 10, 2008 Film insists U.S. educational system is in critical condition - Colleen Walsh
April 9, 2008 U.S. Fails in Global Education, Panel Says - Bill Zlatos
April 7, 2008 Tuning Out the Sun
March 27, 2008 Two Million Minutes: Preparing US Students for the Global Economy
March 27, 2008 Film puts focus on 'quiet crisis' in U.S - Scott Waldman
March 25, 2008 ‘2 Million Minutes’ film, panel discussion Wednesday
March 24, 2008 TV outshines the sun in daily schedules
March 14, 2008 Carmel students not necessarily struggling internationally
March 12, 2008 TV Matters More Than the Sun - Tali Arbel
March 12, 2008 TV Matters More Than the Sun - Tali Arbel
March 12, 2008 TV Matters More Than the Sun - Tali Arbel
March 12, 2008 Are Hard-Working Chinese Kids A Model for American Students? - Li Yuan
March 9, 2008 C-Span Interview With Robert Compton Executive Producer
March 3, 2008 Not too cool for school
February 28, 2008 Memphis Flyer - Memphian Screens Doc on American Education System
February 25, 2008 Memphian Wages Battle to Save Youth - Andy Meek
February 25, 2008 OnPoint with Tom Ashbrook (WBUR - NPR Station in Boston)Preparing Students For the 21st Century
February 23, 2008 America's 'quiet crisis' - John Beifuss
February 22, 2008 Are US Students Making The Grade?
February 21, 2008 Indianapolis Star - Bob Compton Interview
February 20, 2008 Film: U.S. Students Can't Compete in High-Tech World
February 20, 2008 Arizona Republic - Greg Toppo - Documentary portrays U.S. students as falling behind
February 19, 2008 Greeley Tribune - Film Unveils a Difference in Cultures
February 18, 2008 Film raises troubling questions about US students
February 18, 2008 Is Time Running Out?
February 18, 2008 Indiana Business Magazine Bob Compton featured in COVER story!
February 2008 U.S. News & World Report Eddy Ramirez’ article in the PRINT edition
February 17, 2008 Two Million Minutes in Time Magazine
February 11, 2008 One Dad's Campaign to Save America
February 4, 2008 Overworked Schoolkids?
January 31, 2008 Comparing American Students With Those in China and India
January 30, 2008 Eddy Ramirez - Comparing American Students With Those in China and India
January 14, 2008 The 'crisis' of U.S. education
January 9, 2008 Film Depicts China, India Besting U.S. In Schooling - Andrew Trotter
December 30, 2007 Dakarai I. Aarons - Memphian makes film to press education in presidential campaign
October 18, 2007 Local Venture Capitalist Makes Documentary