Mar 12 College coaches, celebrities charged in admissions bribery case in federal court By Associated Press Hollywood actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin were charged along with nearly 50 other people Tuesday in a scheme in which wealthy parents bribed college coaches and insiders at testing centers to help get their children into some of the… Continue reading
Mar 12 World Wide Web turns 30 and grapples with hate speech, privacy and access By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press As of late 2018, half of the world was online, with the other half often struggling to secure access. Continue reading
Mar 11 WATCH: Stacey Abrams speaks with Yamiche Alcindor on ‘how to create real change’ By Erica R. Hendry The Georgia Democrat will speak with the PBS NewsHour's Yamiche Alcindor at 10:30 a.m. ET Monday. Watch live in the player above. Continue reading
Feb 28 The shrinking number of special ed teachers adds to schools’ pressures By Christina A. Samuels, Alex Harwin, Education Week Federal statistics show that there's not only a shortage of special education teachers, but also a "quality shortage" -- a relatively high percentage of special education teachers in a state who are not fully qualified. Continue reading
Feb 28 Betsy DeVos proposes federal tax credits to advance school choice By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The Trump administration renewed its push for school choice with a proposal to provide $5 billion a year in federal tax credits for donations made to groups offering scholarships for private schools, apprenticeships and other educational programs. Continue reading
Feb 27 Fordham University confirms Cohen warned it not to disclose Trump’s grades By Colin Brinkley, Associated press Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen said Trump directed him to write letters threatening legal action against schools if they made his grades or SAT scores public. Continue reading
Feb 26 Most Americans don’t realize state funding for higher ed fell by billions By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report Spending is down by $9 billion over the last decade, driving tuition up and frustrating the search for skilled workers. Continue reading
Feb 21 Why Oakland teachers are on strike Teachers in Oakland, California, went on strike Thursday, part of a national wave of discontent by educators over classroom conditions, pay and other issues. Student photographers at Youth Beat, a PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Lab, captured the first day of… Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch 5:54 Amid immigration debate, top teachers gather to protest child detention By Kavitha Cardoza, Education Week Some of the nation's top teachers recently gathered in El Paso, Texas, to speak out against the government’s practice of detaining children who cross the U.S.-Mexico border. Dismissing the notion that they shouldn't get involved in political advocacy, teachers said… Continue watching
Feb 19 West Virginia House tables bill that prompted teacher strike By John Raby, Associated Press Just as the strike began Tuesday, the West Virginia House of Delegates effectively killed a complex education bill that sent state teachers to the picket lines nearly a year after a nine-day strike closed schools. Continue reading