up his series about the top to bottom efforts by a school superintendent to reform the new orleans public education system after hurricane katrina. making promises, talking publicly about all the big changes he s going to make in the schools. well, it s been three years, time for paul vallas s report card. brown: and we look at the impact of the americans with disabilities act on this, the 20th anniversary of the law. he didn t come because politicians thought it was a good idea. it came because people with disabilities fought and said we re going to be equal. we re going to have access. woodruff: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. brown: the huge document dump on the war in afghanistan
regime. woodruff: john merrow wraps up his series about the top to bottom efforts by a school superintendent to reform the new orleans public education system after hurricane katrina. making promises, talking publicly about all the big changes he s going to make in the schools. well, it s been three years, time for paul vallas s report card. brown: and we look at the impact of the americans with disabilities act on this, the 20th anniversary of the law. he didn t come because politicians thought it was a good idea. it came because people with disabilities fought and said we re going to be equal. we re going to have access. woodruff: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. brown: the huge d