Education Feb 23 After big battle, Idaho lawmakers approve school science standards with climate change intact It look three years of debate, two rewrites and over a thousand public comments, but Idaho lawmakers have now approved new science standards, with all of the proposed sections on climate change left intact.
Education Feb 20 Some states are trying to downplay teaching of climate change. Teachers see ‘educational malpractice’ Teaching climate change in schools is a hot-button issue in a number of states, including Idaho and New Mexico, where lawmakers have tried to weaken or dismantle science standards crafted by educators and scientists. Amid a climate-change skeptical Trump administration,…
Education Dec 14 To this Sandy Hook mom, ‘every day we waste, more people are dying’ For many parents of children at Sandy Hook Elementary, gun violence and how to prevent it was barely on their radar. Now, five years after 20 children lost their lives, parents are finding ways to cope through education. Special correspondent…
Nation Dec 12 Can schools prevent mass shootings? Sandy Hook parents train teachers to help at-risk students Five years after a shooting massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary, many parents who lost children have taken their efforts to reduce gun violence into the classroom. Their group, Sandy Hook Promise, offers free training to schools and youth programs to…
Education Nov 14 After-school STEM programs inspire kids to keep learning At an after-school STEM club in Rhode Island, students are working on an engineering challenge -- because they want to be. The low-stakes, fun environment offers time for exploration when resources or hands-on activities may be in short supply during…
Education Oct 24 How some Atlanta students are getting extra help years after a massive cheating scandal Educators convicted for inflating test scores in the Atlanta public schools cheating scandal are still trying to clear their names in appeals courts, and the district continues to confront the fallout from years of systematic cheating. Special correspondent Lisa Stark…