Nov 12 Watch 10:46 At Mizzou, Yale and beyond, campus protests stir fresh questions about free speech By PBS News Hour At the University of Missouri, protests and a president's resignation have put a spotlight on heated debate taking place on campuses across the country over hateful speech and racial insensitivities. Greg Lukianoff of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education… Continue watching
Nov 11 Fear over racism grips Mizzou campus, sparks #PrayForMizzou and #BlackOnCampus By Colleen Shalby Less than two nights after University of Missouri president Tim Wolfe resigned amid student protests and a faculty walk-out, the campus was shaken again. Continue reading
Nov 11 When a university president crashes the party, do students make better decisions? By Kellie Woodhouse, Inside Higher Ed If a university president attends parties, do students change their behavior?… Continue reading
Nov 11 Being a Vietnam vet and a teacher helped me confront my own prejudices By Durward Azbell Durward Azbell served as a Specialist E-5 in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War before he became an elementary schoolteacher in Columbus, Ohio. Continue reading
Nov 10 From Fallujah to Pennsylvania, my life as a Marine and a math teacher By Chris Lusto Cpt. Chris Lusto served as an artillery officer in the Marine Corps where he served in Fallujah, Iraq. He now teaches math at Pleasant Valley High School in Pennsylvania. Continue reading
Nov 10 Why I became a middle school teacher after 20 years in the military By Darrell Jones Darrell Jones served in the U.S. Air Force for more than 20 years. Now a teacher, this veteran says he continues to "serve my country and take care of our children."… Continue reading
Nov 10 Report shows big decrease in number of ‘dropout factory’ high schools By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press A new report says the nation has far fewer so-called "dropout factory" high schools these days, down sharply since 2008. Continue reading
Nov 10 It’s true, Mizzou’s black faculty numbers are low – really low By Vanessa Dennis, Laura Santhanam How far is the University of Missouri from meeting the student protesters' demands of 10-percent black faculty? We looked at the black faculty data in all Southeastern Conference schools. Continue reading
Nov 03 Colorado school counselor warns Ohio voters to say no to legalizing pot By Jill Doty With each new state that legalizes marijuana, the agonizing effort to convince students of the quality of living a drug-free life goes up in smoke, says Jill Doty, a school counselor at Thompson School District in Colorado… Continue reading
Nov 02 Mississippi voters to decide how schools should be funded By Laura Santhanam Mississippi voters decide Tuesday whether or not the state constitution should guarantee fully funded public schools in the nation’s poorest state. Continue reading