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Daily Video September 09 2015

Kids in trouble learn life skills through classical guitar
A program in a Texas juvenile justice center allows young men to improve their lives through classical music.
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Daily Video August 19 2015

Should high school students take college courses?
In a region of South Texas with high poverty and low levels of education, one school district offers students a chance at a better future through higher education.
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Daily Video July 23 2015

New teachers face increasing instability
Teachers make up one of the largest portions of the U.S. workforce, but the more than 200,000 men and women graduating from teaching programs this year face a shortage of jobs, stagnant salaries, increasing focus on standardized testing and growing aversion to tenure.
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Daily Video May 19 2015

50 years later, is Head Start still necessary?
50 years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson announced the creation of Head Start, a government program that would affect millions of children for years to come.
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Daily Video May 07 2015

Starbucks offers workers free college tuition
In an attempt to help more people finish college, Starbucks has announced a program designed to help company employees obtain a four-year degree free of tuition.
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Student Voices March 13 2015

"Our education is our power" - an Afghan girl on going to school
No matter how many books or schools they destroy, the truth is that these people are afraid of educated girls and they want to feel a drop of the fear they feel everyday.
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Daily Video January 22 2015

Linked learning jumpstarts health careers
At a high school in Oakland, California, students learn how to deliver a baby and tie a tourniquet as part of an education philosophy that emphasizes real-world health issues and skills.
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Post November 04 2014

Post-election resources for your class
Looking for a way to start a conversation in your class about the 2014 midterm election and results…
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Post October 16 2014

American Graduate Day 2014 collection
  The PBS NewsHour has been part of the American Graduate Project since its inception a…
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Daily Video September 29 2014

Wave of undocumented students challenges schools
The increased number of unaccompanied minors entering the U.S. has challenged school systems by swelling enrollment numbers.
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