Oct 25 Foreign students show less zeal for U.S. since Trump took over By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press America was considered the premier destination for international students, with the promise of top-notch universities and unrivaled job opportunities. Yet, 2016 marked the start of a steep decline of new enrollees, something expected to continue with fresh rules limiting student… Continue reading
Oct 23 The study that helped this reporter understand student success By Courtney Vinopal What should teachers do to help their students succeed? That was a central question that journalist Paul Tough was trying to answer when he came across an innovative study in 2013. Continue reading
Oct 21 How this reporter learned to love nosy questions By Courtney Vinopal Our October 2020 pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is Paul Tough's “Helping Children Succeed.”… Continue reading
Oct 12 D.C. charters lead the way on in-school teaching experiment By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press A dozen charter schools have essentially chosen to become medical-educational experiments, offering in-person instruction for select groups of students. Continue reading
Oct 07 3.7 million Afghan children don't attend school, according to World Bank report By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press Nearly half of war-torn Afghanistan's 18,000 schools lack proper buildings and an estimated 3.7 million school-aged children are still out of school, the World Bank says. Continue reading
Oct 06 WATCH: New York Gov. Cuomo gives COVID-19 and school reopening updates By Associated Press Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered the closing of schools in nine Brooklyn and Queens ZIP codes on Monday. But he hasn't made a decision yet on Mayor Bill de Blasio's proposal to close nonessential businesses in those ZIP codes. Continue reading
Sep 30 'Helping Children Succeed' is our October book club pick By Courtney Vinopal Our October 2020 pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour's book club with The New York Times, is Paul Tough’s "Helping Children Succeed."… Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch 9:40 How schools are coping with constantly changing landscape of COVID-19 By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris The past few weeks have represented a back-to-school period like no other in recent memory. How are students, teachers, parents and administrators adapting to an academic year reshaped by the pandemic? We hear directly from some of them, and Daniel… Continue watching
Sep 24 Pac-12 football season to kick off in November By Ralph D. Russo, Associated Press The Pac-12 has set a Nov. 6 start date for a seven-game football season, following the Big Ten in overturning its August decision to postpone until spring because of concerns about playing through the pandemic. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 7:47 How Maine's Colby College is striving to keep COVID-19 under control By Jeffrey Brown, Gretchen Frazee As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, many academic institutions across the country are dealing with outbreaks -- or offering only virtual learning in an attempt to prevent them. But one liberal arts school in Maine is seeking to avoid either fate. Continue watching