Jul 15 Impact of Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling could reach K-12, higher ed By Mark Walsh, Education Week The controversial ruling on race-based admissions could have lasting and immediate effects everywhere, from the most selective colleges to neighborhood K-12 schools. Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch 8:54 Medical marijuana research comes out of the shadows By PBS News Hour It was an unprecedented meeting of the minds and it happened at Harvard Medical School. The subject of April’s confab? Medical cannabis. Researchers suspect cannabis can do so many things, from fighting cancer to easing concussions and Crohn’s disease. There… Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch 53:55 PBS NewsHour full episode July 12, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the Newshour, President Obama and former President George W. Bush pay tribute to officers who died in a Dallas ambush. Also: Bernie Sanders throws support behind Hillary Clinton, China doubles down on its South China Sea claim, the… Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch 6:26 Explaining the 'scandals, lies and incivility' of the 2016 election to teens By PBS News Hour Blurb: The 2016 election mudslinging from “crooked” Hillary Clinton and “dangerously incoherent” Donald Trump has even piqued the interest of teens — and made teaching high school civics that much more difficult. So it’s time to get creative, which one… Continue watching
Jul 06 In overture to Sanders, Clinton unveils college costs plan By Julie Pace, Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — In a gesture to her former Democratic primary rival Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton is announcing new steps aimed at tackling the rising cost of college tuition and the burden of student loan debt, including a three-month… Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 6:43 Are young kids losing the brain-boosting benefits of playtime? By PBS News Hour As kindergarten and pre-k have become more academically rigorous, some worry that the very youngest students may be missing out on crucial development through abundant playtime. But other educators believe setting high expectations for achievement helps kids, especially low-income students,… Continue watching
Jul 05 Column: College planning now may mean less stress for seniors come fall By Shondra Carpenter As summer gets underway, rising seniors may want to think about getting a jump start on college planning. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch 7:11 Writing is his redemption after spending his youth behind bars By PBS News Hour By the age of 19, Shaka Senghor was behind bars after his teen years as a drug dealer ended with a death on his hands. Senghor says his story is all too familiar for many young black men. The author… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch 7:03 For some NFL players, ban on medical marijuana is a real pain By PBS News Hour Percocet or pot? An increasing number of Americans are choosing to use legalized cannabis instead of highly addictive opioids to control chronic pain but not in the NFL where a blanket ban is still in place. A group of retired… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch 5:24 Why you can't talk about the Southern kitchen without slaves' contributions By PBS News Hour The recipe for the bestselling brand of American whiskey wasn’t simply the invention of its founder — it was greatly influenced by a slave who worked for the distiller. That public acknowledgment by Jack Daniel’s helps raise broader questions about… Continue watching