captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions woodruff: good evening. i m judy woodruff. the full court press by democrats to pass health care reform legislation. ifill: and i m gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, ohio congressman dennis kucinich said he s been persuaded, but what about others? we ll get the latest from david herszenhorn of the new york times. woodruff: then, the charges of sexual abuse of children by catholic clergy in the pope s homeland of germany, and in ireland. john allen of national catholic reporter explains. ifill: and jeffrey brown looks at the administration s proposal to overhaul the controversial no child left behind education law. there are far too many perverse incentives in the current law. it allows and even encourages states to lower standards. it doesn t measure growth. it doesn t reward excellence. woodruff: that s all ahead on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: wh