Oct 21 When student loan borrowers complain, it’s most often about this company By Laura Santhanam About 41 million Americans carry more than $1.3 trillion in outstanding student debt. And millions “needlessly fall behind” on this student loan debt,… Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch 9:15 For educators, there’s no debate: this is a tough election to teach By PBS News Hour It’s not uncommon to assign students the task of watching the presidential debates. But in this election, the sexualized and rough rhetoric is proving a new challenge for teachers. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Richard House of Gunston Middle School in… Continue watching
Oct 18 Column: 2016 is making me rethink how I teach elections By Ryan Werenka Assigning students to watch the presidential debates and discussing candidate's platforms have been fairly commonplace practices for most U.S. government and civics teachers -- until Election 2016. Ryan Werenka teaches AP U.S. government and economics in Michigan and says this… Continue reading
Oct 17 WATCH: Obama addresses record high school graduation rates By Kevin Freking, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The nation's high school graduation rate has reached a record 83.2 percent, continuing a steady increase that shows improvement across all racial and ethnic groups, according to federal data released Monday. Continue reading
Oct 17 Why don’t the common-core standards include cursive writing? By Liana Heitin, Education Week Should schools teach cursive handwriting? The question is a polarizing one in the K-12 education world. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 3:20 Our student debt anxiety explained in one video By PBS News Hour College affordability has become a major issue in the election because it’s a major issue in our lives -- Americans currently hold $1.3 trillion in student debt, and it’s on a staggering rise. Frontline and Marketplace collaborated on this video… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch 8:32 Greece sends stranded refugee children to school, stoking anti-migrant resistance By PBS News Hour Greece launched a program Monday to provide education to the thousands of migrant children displaced in that nation. But the program is facing resistance from Greek parents concerned about cultural differences and infectious diseases. The pushback is one example of… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch 5:19 ITT Tech students are the newest victims of for-profit education failures By PBS News Hour In September, for-profit technical institute ITT Tech declared bankruptcy and closed its 130 campuses, after the Department of Education said it could no longer admit students who relied on federal funds to attend. The DOE cited accreditation problems and concerns… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch 7:01 This plantation-turned-university grows environmental entrepreneurs By PBS News Hour A former banana plantation in Costa Rica is now a school -- but the curriculum still involves growing fruit. EARTH University, founded in 1992, trains students from developing nations in responsible, sustainable agriculture. Graduates then apply their knowledge in their… Continue watching
Oct 07 Can schools punish students for protesting the national anthem? By Evie Blad, Education Week National-anthem protests have spread beyond the NFL and onto the sidelines at high school athletic events. Education Week offers a primer on how schools should respond. Continue reading