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Madeleine Brand reports on a public education controversy in New Jersey. The state's high court recently ruled that there is a gross disparity between poor urban and rich suburban public schools. The state is trying to restore equity by cutting back the amount of money is spends on suburban schools. Urban school superintendants fear the money saved from the rich won't wind up in the hands of the poor.

WEEKEND EDITION'S SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT GIVES HIS PREDICTIONS ON THIS WEEKEND'S NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYOFF GAMES.

Daniel talks to James Rupert, a reporter for the Washington Post who has been travelling to the Chechen capital of Grozny. Rupert says that most of the people left living in the city are old. The young people have the money to flee to the countryside, but the stste pensions of the old people have been cut off and they have no way to get out of the city.

From Kansas City, NPR's Laura Ziegler reports on a prison program that encourages regular people to contact and visit inmates at a federal penitentiary. The idea is to provide inmates with human contact and a positive example of how to live outside of prison.

NPR'S HOWARD BERKES REPORTS ON THE GOVERNMENT'S EFFORTS TO RESTORE WOLVES TO PARTS OF WYOMING AND IDAHO.

WEEKEND EDITION'S SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT REVIEWS THIS WEEK'S AGREEMENT BETWEEN NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYERS AND CLUB OWNERS, WHICH ENDED THEIR THREE-AND-A-HALF MONTH OLD LABOR DISPUTE.

NPR'S JIM ZAROLLI REPORTS ON HOW THE MEXICAN ECONOMIC CRISIS IS AFFECTING INVESTORS IN MANY EMERGING MARKETS.

WEEKEND EDITION'S ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC ELVIS MITCHELL REVIEWS THE MOVIE "HIGHER LEARNING" BY DIRECTOR JOHN SINGLETON.

NPR'S ERIC WEINER REPORTS ON INDIA'S STRUGGLE TO CHANGE FROM A SOCIALIST ECONOMY TO A FREE-MARKET.

NPR's John Ydstie reports on the myths and realities of balancing the federal budget. Congress is currently debating whether to pass a balanced budget amendment to the constitution.