Sep 20 Watch 3:32 Why first-generation students need mentors who get them By PBS NewsHour When Jennine Capó Crucet was a college freshman, her parents stayed for her entire orientation. It wasn’t because they especially wanted to; they just didn’t know what they were meant to do. As a first-generation college student, Crucet was not… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch The new librarian of Congress on the value of 'free information' By PBS News Hour The Library of Congress has a new chief: Carla Hayden. Most of her predecessors in the role have come from scholarly institutions, but Hayden is a librarian through and through. She is also the first woman and the first African… Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch 9:58 Can a Silicon Valley start-up transform education? By PBS News Hour A for-profit school system called AltSchool now operates in San Francisco and New York, with plans to license its program to public schools across the country. AltSchool's co-founder, a former Google executive, believes methods used in the tech industry, like… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch Why high-tech boot camps are appealing to students and lenders By PBS News Hour To get a job with a good salary, having a college degree is increasingly vital. But degrees are also more and more expensive, and don’t guarantee job placement. Skills-based boot camps may provide one solution, by teaching valuable skills in… Continue watching
Sep 16 The bureaucratic obstacles that can derail low-income college students By Mikhail Zinshteyn, The Hechinger Report Despite a push for more college graduates, obstacles such as library fines can block completion, according to many independent coaches and advisors. Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch 7:37 Giving students a leg up with job skills a resume won't show By PBS News Hour When applying to a job out of college, having a top-notch resume isn’t enough anymore. College graduates from top schools apply alongside dozens of similarly qualified candidates. In light of new hiring trends, a program at Georgetown University aims to… Continue watching
Sep 15 Column: Would I pass the college remediation placement test? By Emily Hanford, APM Reports A journalist who graduated from Amherst College took a placement test for college remediation classes, and her results were surprising. Continue reading
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