Apr 30 Once invisible, college boards of trustees push into the spotlight By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report This story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Read more about higher education. Except for the desert sun pouring in through floor-to-ceiling windows, the hearing room… Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch 7:18 ‘World’s best teacher’ does not believe in tests and quizzes By PBS News Hour For 25 years, Nancie Atwell has run a small, independent K-8 school in Maine, where the goal is not just teaching young students, but also teachers. At the Center for Teaching and Learning, the school day is driven by a… Continue watching
Apr 29 Even as online learning grows, America’s students struggle with U.S. history, civics By Kyla Calvert Mason The most recent scores of eighth graders on national tests of U.S. history, geography and civics show students’ command of those subjects haven’t increased since the tests, part of a suite of exams known as the Nation’s Report Card, were… Continue reading
Apr 29 Obama honors Texas teacher who works with war refugees By Associated Press A high school English teacher from Amarillo, Texas, is being honored as America's Teacher of the Year at the White House. Continue reading
Apr 28 Can a Harlem ‘cradle to career’ program succeed in rural Mississippi? By Jackie Mader, The Hechinger Report This story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news website focused on inequality and innovation in education. INDIANOLA, Miss. — Katrice Warren was away at college when she learned she was pregnant. She decided not… Continue reading
Apr 24 Researchers cut down procrastination by making it less fun By Carl Straumsheim, Inside Higher Ed The key to making online students focus on their course work may be making procrastination as unenjoyable as possible, according to a study out of Cornell University. It’s a familiar problem to anyone with a deadline and a computer:… Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch 4:32 These student whistleblowers spoke up to prevent a shooting By PBS News Hour One year ago, two students in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, began sharing plans to gun down their classmates. They may have gotten away with it had it not been for a group of students who alerted school authorities. Young journalists from NewsHour’s… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch 8:04 Does Ohio’s third grade reading test miss its goal? By PBS News Hour A growing number of states are promising to hold back students who cannot read by the end of third grade. Two years ago, Ohio passed legislation to put up a barrier to fourth grade for those who failed the state's… Continue watching
Apr 20 PBS NewsHour names 18 fellows for inaugural student reporting academy By Thaisi Da Silva This summer, 18 talented young storytellers from 11 states will convene in the nation’s capital with a common objective: to help build the future of public media. Continue reading
Apr 18 Thousands of students opt out of Common Core tests in protest By Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press Thousands of students are opting out of new standardized tests aligned to the Common Core standards, defying the latest attempt by states to improve academic performance. Continue reading