Feb 23 Column: How to help students discover the whole truth By David Cutler Editor's note: Educators across the country have had to confront the rise in influence of "fake news" or online news hoaxes, particularly in the wake of the election when the phrase became a buzz word. How do we instill in… Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch 5:00 How scrapping transgender bathroom guidelines impacts schools By PBS News Hour Federal guidelines advising schools to let transgender kids use the bathroom that corresponds to their gender identity are being withdrawn by the Departments of Justice and Education. What will the Trump administration’s change mean for schools and students? William Brangham… Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch 6:56 Faced with outsized stresses, these Baltimore students learn to take a deep breath By PBS News Hour Violent crime and unemployment rates are nearly twice the national average in Baltimore. Educators say factors like these add significant stress to children, causing emotional and behavioral problems, so several public schools are working to reduce that stress with mindfulness… Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch 7:55 How a simple game of chess can break through stereotypes By PBS News Hour To Lemuel LaRouche, chess is more than a game. By getting young people from different backgrounds to engage in the game of chess, you can alter bad perceptions, stereotypes and mistrust. Special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault sits down with LaRouche for… Continue watching
Feb 21 What is it like to be a Muslim at a Baptist university? By Larisa Epatko Baylor University senior Lama Zakzok would like to add one more religious student organization to Baylor's list: Project Nur, an initiative meant to build acceptance for Muslims and prepare future leaders in social justice. Continue reading
Feb 17 LGBT employees ask Education Secretary to keep protections By Maria Danilova, Associated Press Staffers at the Education Department urged the new secretary to issue a statement confirming her commitment to Title IX rules. Continue reading
Feb 15 Trump's orders on immigration rattle some educators By Corey Mitchell & Francisco Vara-Orta, Education Week Educators are grappling with uncertainty, not knowing what the White House plans next or how Trump's executive orders on immigration will affect students. Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch 6:50 To fight student homelessness, this school district helps the whole family By PBS News Hour If a homeless student is worrying about where he is spending the night, it’s likely he’s not going to be thinking much about his homework. And in one of the poorest districts in Kansas, educators have realized that to help… Continue watching
Feb 10 Protest marks public school visit by new education secretary By Maria Danilova, Associated Press Betsy DeVos was met with shouts of "stand up, fight back" from angry protesters as she made her first visit to a public school Friday as education secretary. Continue reading
Feb 09 Would this new idea help students manage the college affordability crisis? By Mikhail Zinshteyn, The Hechinger Report A tuition cooperative is a new idea aimed at tempting colleges to give discounts: Students interested in the same field of study or training could band together, pool resources and commit to a school as a group, lowering costs. Continue reading