Oct 31 Chicago teachers strike ends with tentative deal By Kathleen Foody, Don Babwin, Associated Press Chicago Teachers Union delegates voted late Wednesday to approve a tentative deal that includes pay raises over five years, but they initially refused to end the strike unless the mayor added school days to cover the lost time. Continue reading
Oct 30 College leaders express doubts about schools’ agility in adapting to future challenges By Doug Lederman, Inside Higher Ed "Most institutions still plan for the 'medium term' -- not fast enough to be agile or future-facing enough to be transformational," a new report states. Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch 7:20 How this Baltimore charter school puts kids in charge of their futures By Hari Sreenivasan, Cat Wise Baltimore has long struggled with poverty, crime, high unemployment and a low public high school graduation rate -- around 70 percent. But one charter school for sixth through twelfth graders is bucking that trend, graduating 95 percent of seniors and… Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch 1:51 ‘Girls Rock Austin’: A different take on summer camp By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman A week-long day camp in Austin, Texas offers an A-to-Z education in rock n' roll for children ranging in age from 8 to 17. Called the "Girls Rock Austin" camp, the campers are not only asked to pick up instruments,… Continue watching
Oct 24 More schools are teaching kids how to cope with emotions. Which programs actually work? By Caroline Preston, The Hechinger Report The popularity of social-emotional learning has given rise to concerns about low-quality curricula entering schools. But in Bristol, Virginia, a school is seeing academic success by focusing on students’ emotional well-being. Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch 6:45 In Chicago, striking teachers argue working conditions are key to improving schools The Chicago teachers’ strike is now in its fifth day, with no clear indication of when it might end. Teachers are calling for changes that include increased compensation, but also go beyond it -- and they charge that the city’s… Continue watching
Oct 23 As teachers strike, Chicago mayor offers plan to fix $838 million deficit By Kathleen Foody, Associated Press Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who's still trying to settle a nearly week-old teacher's strike, proposed a combination of debt refinancing, tax and fee hikes and assistance from the state Legislature on Wednesday to close a massive $838 million budget deficit. Continue reading
Oct 22 Lori Loughlin, other parents charged again in college scheme By Collin Binkley, Associated Press In this case, they're accused of paying to get their children admitted to the University of Southern California. Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch 7:40 How this community college is preparing students for careers in aviation By Cat Wise According to Boeing, 800,000 new pilots will be needed worldwide over the next 20 years. In Bend, Oregon, a community college is preparing students to resolve this critical need -- and cultivate their own career success. Special correspondent Cat Wise… Continue watching
Oct 22 Chicago teachers’ strike highlights support staff shortages By Kantele Franko, Associated Press Unions and professional groups say support staff jobs often are lower priority when budgets are tight, but their absence can have profound effects on student learning and teachers' work. Continue reading