Jan 17 Watch 9:30 What will Betsy DeVos’ focus on school choice mean for public education? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 7:29 Why so many students from for-profit schools are left in debt limbo By PBS News Hour Students who attend for-profit college and training programs are more likely to borrow, borrow more and struggle to repay their loans. Not only that, but the overall graduation rate at for-profit institutions is just 27 percent. Meanwhile, a number of… Continue watching
Jan 16 DeVos to face questions over schools, conservative activism By Maria Danilova, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Charter school advocate Betsy DeVos is widely expected to push for expanding school choice programs if confirmed as education secretary, prompting pushback from teachers unions. But Democrats and activists also are raising concerns about how her conservative Christian… Continue reading
Jan 11 High court considers higher standard for students with disabilities By Sam Hananel, Associated Press Most of the justices indicated during arguments that school districts must offer more than the bare minimum of services to children with special needs. But they struggled over how to clarify the law without inviting even more litigation between frustrated… Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch 7:50 Struggling schools benefit from adding arts to learning By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 3:27 The failure cycle causing a shortage of black male teachers By PBS News Hour Why are there so few black male teachers? Chris Emdin of Columbia University suggests that a cycle of failure haunts students and their teachers. Students act out, so teachers tighten the rules; more restrictions combined with dull and irrelevant curricula… Continue watching
Jan 06 Column: Can librarians help solve the fake news problem? By Donald A. Barclay for The Conversation As a long-time academic librarian, I have spent a good part of my career teaching college students to think critically about information. For me, the recent spate of stories about large segments of the population falling for fake news stories… Continue reading
Jan 06 WATCH: First lady Michelle Obama’s final White House speech By Darlene Superville, Associated Press The first lady told young people to get a good education and work hard. With those things, she said, everything is possible, "even becoming president."… Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch 11:07 What will be Obama’s lasting education legacy? By PBS News Hour President Obama and his former education secretary Arne Duncan exercised more power and influence over education policy than many predecessors. The administration placed a focus on testing, trying it to federal funding. In higher education, he emphasized the importance of… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 54:28 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 3, 2017 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, the Republican-controlled Congress opens the new session with a fight over ethics. Also: A conversation with CIA Director John Brennan, Turkish soldiers seeking safe-haven following a failed coup attempt, the economics and politics behind Ford's investment… Continue watching