Oct 31 Pushing past home economics stereotypes, these FCS teachers prepare students for a modern workforce By Vic Pasquantonio “It's the whole gamut of life skills,” said Christina Loyd, a family and consumer sciences teacher in Center Ridge, Arkansas. The focus of her classes includes both hard skills, like financial literacy, and soft skills, like how to present oneself… Continue reading
Oct 30 Watch 10:03 How a college degree is one of the best predictors of which candidate voters support By Judy Woodruff, Sarah Clune Hartman, Cali Steffenhagen American politics are divided in many ways, including based on their education background. To explore this so-called diploma divide, Judy Woodruff visited two neighboring, but very different, counties in Michigan where both candidates have repeatedly made their case as this… Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch 6:32 Comparing the education policy proposals from Harris and Trump By William Brangham, Saher Khan The issue of education in America has barely been discussed in this campaign, despite there being very sharp differences between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris on how best to teach children into the future. William Brangham looks into their positions… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch 3:27 The teacher who created LGBTQ History Month reflects on how he sparked a movement By Gabrielle Hays St. Louis teacher Rodney Wilson founded LGBTQ History Month 30 years ago. He recently spoke to communities correspondent Gabrielle Hays about coming out to his students in 1994 and his hope for a more understanding society. Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch 4:28 How the racial makeup of colleges changed after the affirmative action ruling By Geoff Bennett Universities are disclosing the racial makeup of the first class of students admitted after the Supreme Court overturned affirmative action. The numbers give a detailed look at the impact of the ruling. While there’s variation, analyses show Black enrollment is… Continue watching
Oct 22 University faculty members push back on new campus protest rules By Annie Ma, Associated Press Last spring, pro-Palestinian tent encampments crowded schools and disrupted commencement plans, drawing accusations of antisemitism and prompting new limits. Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch 8:43 Purdue program works to revive liberal arts as key part of the college experience By Jeffrey Brown, Ryan Connelly Holmes Call it “the death of the humanities.” Over the last decade or so, majors in English and history are down by a third and humanities enrollment overall is down by almost a fifth. Now an initiative is working to revive… Continue watching
Oct 21 WATCH: First lady Jill Biden unveils new public tour of the White House By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Jill Biden on Monday unveiled what she says is a reimagined White House public tour that will engage visitors' senses to teach them about the mansion's history and events that happened there. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 8:37 How colleges are reaching out to often overlooked students from rural areas By Stephanie Sy, Diane Lincoln Estes Students in rural communities graduate from high school above the national average. But when it comes to applying to college or getting their degree, those students' rates of attendance and completion are well below their peers in urban and suburban… Continue watching
Oct 09 WATCH: ‘Run, Hide, Fight: Growing up under the gun,’ a documentary on how gun violence changed a generation By Becky Wandel Gun violence the leading cause of death for children and teens in the U.S., according to 2022 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Earlier this year, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy declared gun violence in America… Continue reading