Apr 19 Watch 7:37 Why safe drinking water is no safe bet for some U.S. schools By PBS News Hour It's not just Flint, Michigan. Over the past few decades, school districts in Los Angeles, New York City, Seattle, Washington and elsewhere have found higher than acceptable lead levels in their students’ drinking water due to old plumbing systems. The… Continue watching
Apr 19 Can Latin help younger students build vocabulary? By Liana Heitin, Education Week Scholars theorize that learning Latin and Greek prefixes, suffixes and bases helps build vocabulary more quickly than learning definitions of individual words. Continue reading
Apr 18 Battle of bilingual education once again brewing in California By Lillian Mongeau, The Hechinger Report California poised to make major shift towards bilingual education, pending the results of fall election, but lacks enough qualified teachers. Continue reading
Apr 15 Teachers’ Lounge: Teaching politics in the age of Trump By Justin Christensen Presidential elections give teachers a chance to engage students in lessons about the electoral process, but some of the behavior exhibited during this primary season has posed a challenge for teachers. Continue reading
Apr 14 Growing number of military families opt for home school By Arianna Prothero, Education Week Aside from stability, military parents often cite a dislike of the Common Core State Standards as reasons for choosing home school. Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch 6:07 NYC community colleges invest in student support to boost grad rates By PBS News Hour Can New York City dramatically increase graduation rates at its community colleges? That's the goal behind a support program for full-time students, which offers financial help, convenient schedules and the encouragement of an adviser. Hari Sreenivasan reports. Continue watching
Apr 12 How safe are Bureau of Indian Education schools? By Laura Santhanam Thousands of children attend schools operated by the Bureau of Indian Education, and a government report says that for years, no one has known if the buildings where they learn, eat and sleep are safe. Continue reading
Apr 12 America’s increase in college degree-holders lags behind national goal By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report When it comes to the goal of increasing the number of people with college degrees to 60 percent by 2025, the U.S. is behind schedule. Continue reading
Apr 10 What ‘The Wire’ can teach us about storytelling By Michael D. Regan The award-winning series captivated viewers attracted to its raw realism and connection to the shadowy inner-workings of Baltimore’s gangs, media and government. Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch 3:42 How ‘The Wire’ is inspiring new classroom curricula By PBS News Hour Columbia University this week held a conference on how lessons from ‘The Wire’ -- the critically acclaimed TV series on Baltimore’s inner-workings of gangs, media and government -- cut across academic disciplines. The show has become a popular talking point… Continue watching