Nov 25 Faced with high illiteracy rates, D.C. pushes adult learning By Maria Danilova, Associated Press Faced with high illiteracy rates among city residents and an extremely competitive job market, the nation's capital is experimenting with adult education. Continue reading
Nov 24 Watch 7:00 This all-women’s college is training Rwanda’s future leaders By Fred de Sam Lazaro The first all-female college in Rwanda is making strides in empowering women from all backgrounds to become the nation’s next business leaders, part of an effort to leave behind an image of a violent country, wracked by genocide. At the… Continue watching
Nov 23 Education Department considers narrowing civil rights work By Maria Danilova, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Education Department wants to narrow the scope of civil rights investigations at schools, focusing on individual complaints rather than systemic problems, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press. Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch 2:19 This is what students think about ‘fake news’ and the media By PBS News Hour In an era marked by cries of “fake news,” teaching media literacy skills to young consumers is more important than ever. How do schools teach students consuming and sharing news responsibly? PBS Newshour’s Student Reporting Labs talks to students about… Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch 8:08 Can deeply ingrained frat culture be reformed after hazing deaths? By PBS News Hour College fraternities have long been associated with alcohol abuse and hazing, but recent deaths have put pressure on a number of schools to make changes. Will it make a difference? John Hechinger, author of "True Gentlemen: The Broken Pledge of… Continue watching
Nov 15 Teaching kids about Thanksgiving or Columbus? They deserve the real story By David Cutler My students felt betrayed, angry even, that throughout their elementary and middle school years, teachers had pushed a fake narrative, or had done little, if anything, to correct the record. Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch 7:32 After-school STEM programs inspire kids to keep learning By Lisa Stark, Education Week At an after-school STEM club in Rhode Island, students are working on an engineering challenge -- because they want to be. The low-stakes, fun environment offers time for exploration when resources or hands-on activities may be in short supply during… Continue watching
Nov 14 Her family tragedy was breaking news. Now she makes students into better media consumers. By Vic Pasquantonio Each semester, Michelle Ciulla Lipkin struggles with the right time to share a very personal story with her students. She hopes it will help explain her desire for a more media-literate society. Continue reading
Nov 14 Simmons College to name new media and arts program after Gwen Ifill By Joshua Barajas The newly formed Gwen Ifill College of Media, Arts, and Humanities is scheduled to launch in fall 2018. Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch 7:14 Anti-bias lessons help preschoolers hold up a mirror to diversity By Cat Wise Some California preschools are getting children to participate in conversations about racial differences at an early age by introducing an anti-bias curriculum that teaches kids about diversity and inclusion. Against a backdrop of national divides over race, these educators use… Continue watching