Aug 08 Watch 8:11 Alabama lawyer seeks to remind school-based police that students are still children By PBS News Hour Last September, a federal court in Alabama ruled that the disciplinary practices used by the Birmingham Police Department toward high school students were unconstitutional. The police department’s appeal will be heard next month. Ebony Howard, the lawyer who filed the… Continue watching
Aug 05 Column: In Rio, students tackle social issues like Olympians By Andrew Sherman When people from all over the world come together, it is time to consider what actions can be taken locally to make a difference. Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch 5:21 A Nobel laureate writes from her own experience living under Soviet rule By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 04 How feeling respected transforms a student’s relationship to school By Sarah D. Sparks, Education Week A Stanford University study finds that a one-time intervention to help teachers and students empathize with one another halved the number of suspensions at five California middle schools, and helped build bonds between disengaged students and their schools. Continue reading
Aug 03 Strapped for students, nonprofit colleges use for-profit recruiting tactics By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report The move to more aggressive strategies comes after four-and-a-half years of overall enrollment declines at U.S. universities and colleges. And while private, nonprofit schools have managed to maintain a fairly level number of students, they’re finding that harder and more… Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 7:03 Thinking about math in terms of literacy, not levels By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 29 How did first-time voters see this year’s conventions? By Adelyn Baxter The Student Reporting Labs team covered the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, exploring each host city to find a diverse range of youth perspectives on this year’s presidential race. Continue reading
Jul 28 First-generation college attendees test out campus life By Catherine Gewertz, Education Week Colleges are working harder to provide summer experiences for top high school students who may be the first in their families to attend college. Continue reading
Jul 26 Convention delegates want to know if Clinton would mirror Obama on K-12 By Alyson Klein, Education Week Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, loves to tell voters that her administration would pick up the policy baton from President Barack Obama. But, with the Democratic National Convention under way this week, it's tough to say how true… Continue reading
Jul 20 Watch 10:15 Why a Kenyan island may teach the world how to beat AIDS By William Brangham, Jason Kane A massive HIV test-and-treat study is underway in Kenya and Uganda. Migratory men in the fishing industry there have been hit especially hard, and researchers are trying creative ways to encourage them to get tested. William Brangham reports from Mfangano… Continue watching