May 14 Watch 7:27 Many college students struggle to pass remedial math. Do they need to? By Hari Sreenivasan Colleges created remedial education classes to ensure students were sufficiently prepared for more advanced material. But increasingly, there’s a sense that remedial courses are hurting the prospects of the students they are intended to help. As a result, some California… Continue watching
May 13 Warren says she’d appoint former teacher as education secretary By Elana Schor, Associated Press Sen. Elizabeth Warren's promise to appoint a former teacher to the top education post if she becomes president came as she jabbed President Donald Trump's education secretary, Betsy DeVos, who has no teaching experience. Continue reading
May 10 Students find ‘free college’ often doesn’t live up to the lofty promises By Mikhail Zinshteyn, The Hechinger Report The complexity of what "free college" really means is leading to confusion about whether students qualify. In fact, the people who would benefit the most, such as those who attend part-time or older students, are often excluded. Continue reading
May 10 Prosecutors get more time to file Colorado school shooting charges By P. Solomon Banda, Kathleen Foody, Associated Press The decision by District Judge Theresa Slade delays hearings that had been scheduled for Friday. Continue reading
May 09 Why retired teachers struggle to make ends meet By Madeline Will, Education Week In several states, retired teachers and other state workers haven’t gotten a cost-of-living adjustment to their pension checks in years. And with the cost of health care continuing to rise, retirees say they’re reaching a breaking point. Continue reading
May 09 Three students disarmed gunman in Colorado school shooting By Kathleen Foody, P. Solomon Banda, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press The three students slammed the gunman, a classmate of theirs, against the wall and struggled with him when shots rang out. One of them lost his life as a result. Continue reading
May 08 Colorado shooting suspects were students at the school, police say By Kathleen Foody, P. Solomon Banda, Associated Press Two high school students shot and killed a classmate and injured eight others at a charter school in a Colorado community. Continue reading
May 07 1 dead, 8 injured after school shooting outside Denver By Kathleen Foody, Associated Press Authorities did not release the name of the student who died, but said it was an 18-year-old man. Continue reading
May 07 Watch 7:34 For these states and cities, funding college is money in the bank By Hari Sreenivasan A majority of American college graduates leave school with tens of thousands of dollars in student loans. The issue of paying for college is so concerning that several 2020 presidential candidates have proposed forgiving student debt or making public colleges… Continue watching
May 07 It’s Teacher Appreciation Week. Who inspired you to teach? By Victoria Pasquantonio In celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week, we asked our PBS NewsHour's Teachers' Lounge blog contributors the question, who inspired you to become a teacher?… Continue reading