Dec 10 Watch New education law shifts federal influence over public schools By PBS News Hour After years of debate, President Obama and Congress have finally agreed on a new education law. The Every Student Succeeds Act, the successor of No Child Left Behind, still requires annual testing of some students, but it does not give… Continue watching
Dec 10 Obama signs No Child Left Behind rewrite, shifting power to states By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Calling it a "Christmas miracle," President Barack Obama signed a sweeping overhaul of the No Child Left Behind education law on Thursday, ushering in a new approach to accountability, teacher evaluations and the way the most poorly performing… Continue reading
Dec 09 What's in the No Child Left Behind rewrite? By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Those federally mandated math and reading tests will continue, but a sweeping rewrite of the nation's education law will now give states -- not the U.S. government -- authority to decide how to use the results in evaluating… Continue reading
Dec 09 This holiday, talking about religion in the classroom is more important than ever By Syd Golston Tree in the classroom? Yes. Crèche beneath it? No. It’s called “the December Dilemma.” As the winter holidays approach, schools are aware that the issue of separating church and state is not just something students encounter in social studies classes,… Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 5:26 What the first round of test results say about Common Core progress By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 07 New study ranks the colleges that produce the highest paid graduates By Vic Pasquantonio A new study released Tuesday by Georgetown University ranks 1,400 four-year colleges and universities on how much money students earn ten years after starting classes. Continue reading
Dec 04 When did it become a teacher's job to stop a bullet for your child? By Charlie Gaare Charlie Gaare is a high school English teacher in Denver and wrote down her thoughts on how gun violence has affected her life as a teacher. Continue reading
Dec 04 Think finals are tough? Real challenge for growing number of college students is getting enough to eat By Laura M. Colarusso, The Hechinger Report Every morning, as Christine Janumala prepares for her classes at Columbia University, she makes sure her bag is packed with all the essentials. Textbooks. Note pads. Pens. And at least one empty tub of Tupperware. While the school supplies will… Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch 5:14 How Zuckerberg and Chan just changed big charitable giving By PBS News Hour Following the birth of their daughter Max, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have announced they will donate 99 percent of their wealth to charity. The money will be managed by a limited liability corporation called the… Continue watching
Nov 26 Which schools are on Malia Obama's college list? By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Michelle Obama's message for high school seniors fretting about their college prospects is simple. Do your research. Visit college campuses. Sit in on classes. Talk to professors, graduates and students. The first lady could just as well have been talking… Continue reading