Dec 02 Column: Helping students understand the 2016 election results By Vic Pasquantonio Teachers across the country continue to deal with a variety of emotional reactions from students following the presidential election. We asked teachers to provide us with some examples of how the election has impacted their instruction and how they approached… Continue reading
Dec 01 Universities cut some services for students over 25 By Matt Krupnick, The Hechinger Report Forty percent of U.S. university and college undergraduate and graduate students are 25 and older, according to U.S. Education Department data. Yet colleges and universities are largely not set up to deal with them, causing their enrollment to fall. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 2:37 Carmen Maria Machado on marrying after your parents divorce By PBS News Hour Writer Carmen Maria Machado wasn't totally surprised when her parents informed her, 31 years into their marriage, that they were planning to divorce. But the news did produce a wave of anxiety over her own upcoming wedding. She shares how… Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch 8:23 In the black community, a division over charter schools By PBS News Hour With the election of Donald Trump, a big proponent of school choice, and his like-minded pick for secretary of education, Betsy DeVos, the topic of charter schools is likely to attract more attention. But among African-American parents and the NAACP,… Continue watching
Nov 28 Feds give states more time to bolster struggling schools By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press "The final rules give states more time and flexibility to provide every student with a high-quality, well-rounded education while ensuring that states and districts keep the focus on improving outcomes and maintaining civil rights protections for all of our children,… Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch 6:11 How a former nun made millions by training teachers By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch 9:29 Can we reverse radicalization with counselling? By PBS News Hour Can aggressive counseling bring someone back from the brink of radicalization? Science correspondent Miles O’Brien explores the psychological basis for why people are drawn to extremist groups and how a bold experiment in criminal justice and clinical psychology taking place… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch 4:25 With DeVos pick, school choice is likely Trump education priority By PBS News Hour President-elect Donald Trump has named Betsy DeVos as his choice for education secretary. DeVos, who has never worked in public education, is a prominent advocate of charter schools and school vouchers. What does this pick say about Donald Trump’s education… Continue watching
Nov 23 Who is Trump’s pick for education secretary, Betsy DeVos? By Daniel Bush President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated Betsy DeVos as education secretary, picking a prominent charter school advocate and Republican Party donor. Continue reading
Nov 23 Trump picks charter school advocate Betsy Devos to be education secretary By Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump has selected a charter school advocate and GOP donor from Michigan to be education secretary. Continue reading