Sep 15 The most important standardized test you’ve never heard of By Emily Hanford, APM Reports Are remedial college classes hurting students?… Continue reading
Sep 15 Are U.S. children getting the best education for the dollar? By Laura Santhanam A new report compares how much the world's developed countries invest in education from primary school to high school. Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch 10:17 Uncovering the problem of forced marriage in the U.S. By PBS News Hour She was never verbally or physically threatened or restrained. But at age 19, Nina Van Harn felt like she couldn’t say no when she was expected to marry a man chosen by her family. And she is not alone in… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch 6:29 Inmates get a ‘second chance’ at federal grants for higher ed under experimental program By PBS News Hour In a pilot project announced this summer, the Department of Education will partner with dozens of colleges to provide higher education to prisoners who can't afford to pay; eligible inmates will be able to apply for federal grants under the… Continue watching
Sep 14 As economy rebounds, state funding for higher education isn’t bouncing back By Luba Ostashevsky, The Hechinger Report Unlike after previous recessions, public higher-education spending is stubbornly down. And in some states, a bigger and bigger share of what they do spend on public universities and colleges is going to such things as employee pensions, not instruction. Continue reading
Sep 13 Twitter Chat: How to get more Latino males pursuing higher education By Kenya Downs How can more Latino males overcome financial and cultural barriers to higher education? Join The PBS NewsHour for our Twitter chat. Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch 6:52 A mentoring program that aims to keep Latino males in school By PBS News Hour On college campuses, Latino males are perhaps the most underrepresented group. These men are often expected to provide for their families, which can mean a choice between getting an education and getting a job. Hari Sreenivasan reports as part of… Continue watching
Sep 13 When a college closes, what does a student do next? By Matt Krupnick, The Hechinger Report After a college closes, thousands of students may be give up just when the country needs more people with degrees. Continue reading
Sep 13 Column: Hey teachers, please stop using behavior charts. Here’s why By Wendy Thomas Russell You know what I’m talking about, right? Those color-coded charts, using cards or clothes pins or Popsicle sticks to represent each child in the class. It’s high time behavior charts themselves got moved down to “a bad color” and expelled… Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch 53:14 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 12, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, Hillary Clinton takes a break from campaigning after a pneumonia diagnosis. We explore how a candidate’s health can become a campaign issue. Also: Lifelong Republicans in Colorado rethink their loyalty, revealing corruption among South Sudan’s leaders,… Continue watching