Dec 10 Congress eases whole grain standards for school lunches By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Congress is taking some whole grains off the school lunch line. A massive year-end spending bill released Tuesday doesn't allow schools to opt out of healthier school meal standards championed by first lady Michelle Obama, as House Republicans… Continue reading
Dec 08 App developers are tracking kids despite laws to protect their privacy By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press Whether mobile app developers seek parental consent first — as required by law — or pass the information on to advertisers isn't entirely clear. But if you prefer to stay anonymous, your options are limited: Wade through each mobile app's… Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 6:30 Will unraveling of Rolling Stone’s UVa sexual assault story make other victims reluctant to speak out? By PBS News Hour After reporting on a horrific case of sexual assault at the University of Virginia, Rolling Stone magazine acknowledged discrepancies in the victim’s story, saying their trust in her was “misplaced.” Judy Woodruff speaks with T. Rees Shapiro of The Washington… Continue watching
Dec 05 Helping kids understand their rights when they’re stopped by the police By Amber Joseph How do we help students not lose hope?… Continue reading
Dec 05 Federal watchdog reveals ethics violations in Native American schools contract By Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press WASHINGTON – Federal officials appear to have violated ethics rules governing impartiality in awarding a contract to evaluate schools attended by tens of thousands of Native American students, a federal watchdog says. The report comes as President Barack Obama makes… Continue reading
Dec 04 Are China’s ties with U.S. universities healthy? By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press China's authoritarian government is gaining a foothold on American campuses by funding dozens of institutes that project a rose-tinted view of the Asian nation that compromises the academic integrity of U.S. universities, a congressional hearing was told Thursday. Continue reading
Dec 04 Next online experiments in higher ed focus on flexibility By Carl Straumsheim, Inside Higher Ed Some of the country’s most rigorous research universities have a new obsession: flexibility. As the institutions contemplate a more modular future, experiments with blended learning may provide an early glimpse at their plans. Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch Can the U.S. restructure schools to nurture Native American students? By PBS News Hour The high school graduation rate for Native Americans is the lowest of any ethnic or racial group in the United States. How can the government assist reservation schools while respecting autonomy of tribes? Judy Woodruff talks to Secretary of the… Continue watching
Dec 03 ‘C’ is for Cookie, S is for self-regulation By Nora Daly In 2011, PBS NewsHour economics correspondent Paul Solman paid a visit to Sesame Street, where he taught Grover about Walter Michel’s famous “Marshmallow Test” - a psychological experiment where a child is given a choice between eating one marshmallow… Continue reading
Dec 03 Critics question why Rolling Stone reporter did not contact men accused of UVA gang rape By Kyla Calvert Mason Last month, Rolling Stone magazine published an article detailing the gang rape of a University of Virginia freshman, Jackie, by seven men in one of the campus’ fraternity houses and the university’s failure to investigate once the attack was reported… Continue reading