Education Nov 12 Are future teachers getting too many easy A’s? A new report shows teaching candidates are getting higher grades than students in other departments at the same colleges. More challenging coursework would lead to better prepared teachers, the authors conclude.
Education Nov 06 Popular, short-term training programs may not pay off for students Workers considering heading back to school to boost their earning power may want to avoid certificate programs that last less than a year. By the end of the decade more than 60 percent of U.S. jobs are expected to require…
Education Oct 31 Cheating suspicions keep Chinese, South Korean students waiting for SAT scores SAT scores for college hopefuls that took the exam in October are out. That is, unless the test taker is a resident of China or South Korea. Concerns over cheating have the College Board and the Educational Testing Service, the…
Education Oct 30 For toddlers, it’s the quality of the screen time that matters, study reveals Parents, you can give up the twinge of guilt you feel when you let your toddler watch television or play with your smartphone or tablet, according to a new report from Zero to Three.
Nation Oct 27 Deepest state cuts led to highest tuitions for lower-income students Five years into the economic recovery, 31 states have yet to return to funding higher education at the same levels they did in 2007. Even in many states where funding has bounced back, increasing enrollment has kept per-student spending from…
Education Oct 15 National school leaders ask if it’s time to curb standardized testing The average student in one of the country’s large, urban school districts will take 113 standardized tests between pre-kindergarten and 12th grade, according to responses to a survey by the Council of Great City Schools. That survey was the first…
Health Oct 13 Are hospitals and workers prepared to treat Ebola? While concerns about identifying, treating and containing Ebola in the U.S. are real, Dr. Howard Markel of the University of Michigan told the NewsHour this afternoon the country is well-positioned to prevent larger outbreaks.
Education Sep 30 Growing wealth gap may threaten education’s role in social mobility Data show education is just one more arena in American life where gap between the rich and poor is widening.
Education Sep 27 Watch LIVE: American Graduate Day 2014 to highlight efforts to boost graduation rates On Saturday, PBS is dedicating "American Graduate Day" to telling the stories of local leaders, teachers, students and others who are finding those answers in schools across the country everyday.
Education Sep 22 Black college grads face greater student loan burden than whites The more than $1.1 trillion in outstanding student debt is not distributed evenly among the country’s college graduates.