May 31 Scripps National Spelling Bee names 8 champions in historic tie By Ben Nuckols, Associated Press The eight co-champions closed out the bee by spelling 47 consecutive words correctly. Continue reading
May 30 German Chancellor Angela Merkel awarded a Harvard honorary degree By Associated Press The Ivy League school gave Merkel an honorary Doctor of Laws degree Thursday in advance of her keynote speech at Harvard's 368th commencement ceremony. Continue reading
May 28 Watch 6:31 Can ‘cultural proficiency’ among teachers help close student achievement gap? By Hari Sreenivasan Racial disparity in academic achievement remains a leading problem in American education, both at the K-12 and the college levels. A number of studies show greater diversity in the teaching profession can address some of those concerns. Hari Sreenivasan has… Continue watching
May 28 Michigan State chooses new president after sexual abuse scandal By David Eggert, Associated Press Dr. Samuel Stanley Jr., a medical researcher who has led Stony Brook University in New York for nearly a decade, was named as the next president of Michigan State University. Continue reading
May 27 Watch 5:33 How Wyoming manages to keep its rural schools open By Student Reporting Labs The one-room schoolhouse may seem like a distant memory from U.S. history, but about 200 of them still exist today, including Wyoming’s tiny Valley Elementary School. It has only six students, but in Wyoming, education funding is redistributed so that… Continue watching
May 27 Watch 4:22 How Dartmouth College’s Hood Museum is telling a new ‘story of art’ By Jared Bowen, WGBH Over the past three years, the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College has undergone a major renovation -- and not just to the building itself. Director John Stomberg and Deputy Director Juliette Bianco reimagined everything about the museum, including… Continue watching
May 23 Charlottesville drama teacher to get special Tony Award By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press The special Tony Award that honors educators this year will go to a drama teacher in Charlottesville, Virginia, who has encouraged her students to explore their differences and heal rifts, especially following a deadly 2017 white nationalist rally in the… Continue reading
May 21 Watch 7:23 Can the political divide be mended by bringing rural and urban students together? By Hari Sreenivasan In a country fractured by political polarization, an Illinois program is hoping college students can help mend the rift. The University of Chicago and Eureka College created Bridging the Divide to address the harsh rhetoric that emerged from the 2016… Continue watching
May 20 Gov. Dewine orders probe of medical board handling of Ohio State abuse case By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press Gov. Mike DeWine declared the late Ohio State University team doctor Richard Strauss a monster Monday as he ordered a review of the state medical board's handling of his case decades ago and called for lawmakers to lift the statute… Continue reading
May 19 Watch 9:59 Little support in U.S. for college students raising children By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman There are nearly 4 million undergraduate students who are raising children, representing 22 percent of all students attending U.S. colleges. Yet only about 8 percent of single mothers in college will obtain associate's or bachelor's degrees within six years, while… Continue watching