May 13 Grade levels could be a thing of the past in schools focused on competency By Anika Anand, Ann Schimke, Chalkbeat Originally posted on Chalkbeat by Anika Anand and Ann Schimke on May 11, 2015 In a suburb just outside of Denver, Principal Sarah Gould stands outside a fifth-grade classroom at Hodgkins Elementary… Continue reading
May 12 Report: disproportionate number of black students being arrested in one Louisiana school district By Colleen Shalby For most children, swearing in school, throwing Skittles on a bus or walking around without a hallpass would get them sent to the principal’s office. But in the Jefferson Parish School District of Louisiana, many of these misbehaviors have… Continue reading
May 08 ACT to expand computer-based testing By Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press WASHINGTON — ACT test takers take note: The No. 2 pencil is losing its cachet. Greater numbers of high school students will be able to take the college entrance exam on a computer next year. Continue reading
May 07 Watch 6:55 When school safety drills weren’t so smooth, these students made a training video By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 07 Can for-profit colleges survive their slump? By Paul Fain, Inside Higher Ed The dramatic collapse of Corinthian Colleges isn’t the only shake-up happening in for-profit higher education, as a broad swath of the sector is shutting down or selling off campuses after years of declining revenue and enrollment. Continue reading
May 06 Watch 8:38 Why Starbucks is offering workers a college education, hold the debt By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 05 On Teacher Appreciation Day, 14 educators on why they teach By Corinne Segal We asked the contributors to the PBS NewsHour's Teachers' Lounge blog to answer the question: Why do you teach?… Continue reading
May 04 Smith College changes admission policy to allow transgender applicants By Joshua Barajas Smith College, the largest of the Seven Sisters schools, voted to change its admission policy Saturday to allow transgender students at the all-female institution. Continue reading
May 01 The road to College Signing Day starts in middle school By Kyla Calvert Mason May 1 is decision time for graduating high school seniors. Today is the day that most selective colleges and universities set as the deadline for admitted students to say whether they’ll enroll and commit with a deposit. Continue reading
May 01 My Baltimore eighth-graders’ response to the question, ‘What now?’ left me speechless By Valencia Clay I watched the news all night, hoping I wouldn’t see one of my babies in any of the crossfire. I just wanted the night to end. I wanted the next day to come as fast as it could so that… Continue reading