May 03 Watch 3:03 Why the future demands that kids learn to think globally Young Americans don’t know a lot about the rest of the world, says Dana Mortenson, CEO of World Savvy, and the byproduct is fear of what we don’t understand. Her company reimagines K-12 education to leverage diversity as an asset. Continue watching
May 03 Arizona teachers end walkout after governor signs plan for 20 percent raise By Anita Snow, Associated Press Teachers did not get everything they wanted, but they won substantial gains from reluctant lawmakers. Continue reading
May 01 Watch 7:35 Filling in this perception gap can help low-income students succeed By Hari Sreenivasan For many students at LaGuardia Community College in New York, making it from the first day of school to graduation is a struggle. And they’re not alone. Part of this national problem? We don't have a good idea of who's… Continue watching
May 01 What’s driving the latest wave of teacher strikes? Pension problems, some say By Brian Eason, Associated Press Teachers usually say a persistent funding shortage, which has cost public schools $6.6 billion since 2009, led them to walk off the job and close down schools last week. Among the biggest reasons for lagging pay is one of the… Continue reading
May 01 Why is it hard to find a good preschool? Play this game By Lillian Mongeau, Ryan Alexander-Tanner, John Osborn D’Agostino, The Hechinger Report Here’s what parents go through when trying to enroll a child in high-quality, affordable preschool. Continue reading
Apr 27 School shootings don’t need to be deadly to traumatize students and teachers By Evie Blad, Education Week It happened so quickly that this teacher wasn’t sure what she was feeling when a piece of shrapnel struck her in the forehead. Continue reading
Apr 26 Thousands of teachers in Arizona and Colorado protest funding, pay By Melissa Daniels, Associated Press A wave of red-clad teachers will crash upon the Arizona state Capitol today for an unprecedented job action that will close schools for a majority of the state's public school students, part of an educator uprising that's also bubbled up… Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch 5:54 Schools wrestle with protecting student privacy on Facebook Facebook remains the center of attention over concerns about data privacy and sharing. How are schools reckoning with how they use the social media platform and what data is shared? John Yang talks with Benjamin Herold of Education Week on… Continue watching
Apr 23 More than half of Americans support pay raises for teachers, poll finds By Carole Feldman, Emily Swanson, Associated Press Americans overwhelmingly believe teachers don't make enough money, and half say they'd support paying higher taxes to give educators a raise. Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch 10:55 Black families increasingly choose to homeschool kids By Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo In the last 15 years, the number of black children in homeschool has doubled from 103,000 to about 220,000. Black parents cite a number of reasons for homeschooling children, including concern over peer pressure and drugs at school -- but… Continue watching