Jun 09 Watch 5:32 Are kids getting shortchanged by easier-to-earn diplomas? By PBS News Hour While high school graduation rates have climbed steadily the last decade to an all-time high, a new investigation by NPR finds reasons to question the increases. Federal data show 81 percent of students finish, but the value of a high… Continue watching
Jun 08 Fed government plans to erase student debt for students of Corinthian Colleges By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press The federal government will erase much of the debt of students who attended the now-defunct Corinthian Colleges, officials announced Monday, as part of a new plan that could cost taxpayers as much as $3.6 billion. Continue reading
Jun 05 Corinthian campuses getting nonprofit makeover By Doug Lederman, Inside Higher Ed SAVANNAH, Ga. — As a guarantor of student loans that specialized in collecting from students on the precipice of bankruptcy, the Educational Credit Management Corporation saw up close the “impact of students taking on debt, dropping out of school and… Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch 6:22 Surrounded by violence and instability, Karachi school teaches students to aim high By PBS News Hour In one of Karachi's toughest neighborhoods, where the reality of violence and terrorism looms, the Kiran School encourages disadvantaged children to dream big. The goal: prepare them to attend top schools alongside children from the upper class, despite the huge… Continue watching
May 31 Photos: Children return to school in Nepal following devastating earthquake By News Desk Some schools in areas of Nepal that were hit by two powerful earthquakes on April 25 and May 12 reopened Sunday. Continue reading
May 31 Watch 4:28 How to hook young people on math and science? Robots. By PBS News Hour In the United States, the number of college students pursuing degrees in math and science fields lags well behind dozens of industrialized countries. The numbers are even smaller for women and people of color. But one program is using robotics… Continue watching
May 27 Watch 6:04 Illinois high school shrinks its achievement gap for minority students by setting a high bar By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 27 Why failure is crucial for a student's success By John Merrow Students need to know that adults try and fail and fail and fail -- and keep on trying. Continue reading
May 27 The case for starting sex education in kindergarten By Saskia de Melker In the Netherlands, the approach, known as “comprehensive sex education,” starts as early as age 4. You'll never hear an explicit reference to sex in a kindergarten class. The goal is bigger than that. It’s about having open, honest conversations… Continue reading
May 26 Watch 7:15 What galvanized standardized testing's opt-out movement By PBS News Hour As the school year draws to a close, many students are taking standardized tests tied to the Common Core. But in some communities there has been a strong backlash, with parents deciding to opt out of having their children participate. Continue watching