Apr 07 What the Boston Marathon bombing taught me about helping students with trauma By Dr. Barbara Gortych Trauma is a slippery thing and not so easily pushed away, even in a resilient town like Watertown. Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch 7:44 Does the relationship between colleges and student-athletes need to be recalibrated? By PBS News Hour As the March Madness NCAA basketball tournament comes to a close, Jeffrey Brown takes a look at the role of the student athlete on the court, in the classroom and at the negotiating table with Emmett Gill of the Student-Athletes… Continue watching
Apr 03 Dept. of Ed names 20 schools facing financial investigation after ‘severe’ audit findings By Kyla Calvert Mason The Department of Education released the names of 20 colleges and career academies after audits of their finances turned up “severe findings.”… Continue reading
Apr 02 Stanford waives tuition for families making below $125,000 By Anna Sillers Stanford University announced today that recently-accepted students whose parents have less than $125,000 in income or assets won’t have to pay anything toward tuition. And for those making below $65,000, room and board will also be free. Continue reading
Apr 02 Who is taking MOOCs? Teachers, says MIT-Harvard study By Kirk Carapezza, WGBH A new MIT-Harvard study released on Wednesday finds that nearly 40 percent of learners who take open online courses are teachers. That finding has researchers wondering whether they can better design online courses once predicted to upend students’ experience to… Continue reading
Apr 02 A radical approach to discipline that starts with listening to students By Meredith Kolodner NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Having racked up multiple up absences and missed assignments, a high school sophomore showed up in his English class last year, hopeful for another chance. “Where have you been?” his teacher asked. “You can’t pass this… Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch 6:26 With growing focus on intervention for boys of color, a reminder not to forget the girls By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 01 Watch 6:51 How cheating on standardized tests can be a criminal act By PBS News Hour In Atlanta, 11 former public school teachers, principals and administrators were convicted of racketeering charges for cheating on standardized tests for financial rewards and bonuses. An investigation had found systematic cheating in more than 40 schools. Judy Woodruff learns more… Continue watching
Apr 01 11 former educators convicted of racketeering in Atlanta cheating scandal By Ariel Min Eleven former Atlanta educators were found guilty on Wednesday for their roles in a public schools cheating scandal to inflate students’ scores on standardized tests. The racketeering charges are a felony that could put them in prison for decades. Continue reading
Apr 01 Four in 10 millennials say their school’s sex ed was not helpful By Corinne Segal Millennials widely support comprehensive sexual education, but almost four in 10 said the sex ed they received was not helpful, according to a new survey by the Public Religion Research Institute. Continue reading