Mar 01 Watch 3:11 Why learning to play music helps kids learn everything else better By PBS News Hour After performing with a world-renowned orchestra, Stanford Thompson returned to Philadelphia to start Play on, Philly!, a free, afterschool music program for young children in under-resourced neighborhoods that helps them go back into the classroom and become better learners. Thompson… Continue watching
Feb 28 Is Sweden proof that school choice doesn’t improve education? By Sarah Butrymowicz, The Hechinger Report Betsy DeVos’s school choice ideas are a reality in Sweden, where student performance has suffered. In the second of a three-part series, find out how school choice works in other parts of the world. Continue reading
Feb 28 Georgia teacher fires gun in classroom By Jeff Martin, Associated Press A social studies teacher barricaded himself inside a locked classroom at a Georgia high school on Wednesday and apparently fired a single shot from a handgun, authorities said. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 5:20 Texas schools can choose to train and arm their teachers. Here’s how it works By PBS News Hour President Trump, a number of other Republicans and the NRA have ramped up calls for arming teachers. But it's an idea that generating a lot of criticism among educators. Jason Villalba, a Texas state representative and the architect of the… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 4:22 Teachers want common-sense gun reform, not to carry weapons, says National Education Association official By PBS News Hour What do teachers think of calls from President Trump and others for arming educators as a response to mass shootings at schools? Becky Pringle of the National Education Association joins John Yang to share opposition to the proposal and why… Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch 4:10 News Wrap: High court hears pivotal labor union case By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard a pivotal case for more than 5 million Americans in public sector unions. The case hinges on whether workers who are not union members should be required to pay dues… Continue watching
Feb 26 Education Department opens investigation into how Michigan State handled Nassar scandal By Associated Press Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said investigators will look at "systemic issues" with how the school has dealt with such complaints. In a statement, she called Nassar's actions "unimaginable."… Continue reading
Feb 26 Student wounded in school shooting says she’s recovering By Terry Spencer, Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. — A tearful student who was wounded in the shooting rampage at a Florida high school thanked the doctors and first responders who helped her and said Monday that she is making a full recovery. Continue reading
Feb 26 Students resolute as they re-enter school shooting site By Terry Spencer, Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. — The line of students and their parents wrapped around Stoneman Douglas High School, several thousand people entering the campus for the first time since a gunman took 17 lives nearly two weeks ago. Continue reading
Feb 23 All of West Virginia’s teachers are on strike. Here’s why By Ryan Connelly Holmes Teachers across the state said they planned to strike again Monday. They argue a recent pay increase did not do enough to offset rising health care premiums, and that the state was also slashing their benefits. Continue reading