Feb 05 How a ‘Humans of New York’ blog post inspired a principal and a $1.2 million fundraiser By Corinne Segal When was the last time you heard a principal say, “I was broken and I didn't want to go on"? Or the last time you heard a child even mention a principal's name?… Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch In rural West Virginia, schools help grandparents who are parenting for the second time By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 6:29 Schools in rural West Virginia aim to improve students’ prospects By PBS News Hour Boredom can mean trouble and bad health for children in rural America. In communities where resources are few, schools face the extra challenge of keeping students active, safe and healthy. Special correspondent John Tulenko of Learning Matters reports from McDowell… Continue watching
Jan 29 Dartmouth bans hard liquor in effort to address ‘at-risk’ behavior By Anna Sillers The school will also institute four years of mandatory sexual assault prevention programming. Continue reading
Jan 28 Can a text message help bridge the ‘word gap’ for low income children? By Meghan Walsh, OZY Researchers at Stanford University think they may have found a way to bridge the so-called "word gap."… Continue reading
Jan 27 ‘Baby-talk’ might not be easy to understand for kids, study finds By Anna Sillers Parents may be using “baby-talk” when speaking to infants with the goal of making it easier for babies to understand, but a new Japanese study shows this may have the opposite effect. Continue reading
Jan 27 When my student told me she hates Malala, it made me rethink how I teach By Alison Walter In the crush of testing, standards and the pitfalls facing students in poverty, it is easy to lose sight of the incredible richness that our interconnected world can offer. So far, I have been able to find a few opportunities… Continue reading
Jan 26 Yale police aim gun at columnist’s son, turn spotlight on racial profiling on campus By Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed The debate over racial profiling -- already a hot topic on many college campuses -- gained renewed attention this weekend when Yale University police briefly detained a black male student Saturday evening. Continue reading
Jan 23 Critics say Obama proposal will hurt families saving for college By Kyla Calvert Mason About 12 million people across the U.S. have money socked away, in most cases by their parents, in special savings accounts meant to be used to pay for college. Continue reading
Jan 23 Say what? Half the world’s languages will vanish by the end of the century By Frank Carlson There are over 6,000 languages spoken around the world today. But by the end of this century, fewer than half of them will remain. That's the driving concern of the new documentary "Language Matters," from poet Bob Holman and filmmaker… Continue reading