Nov 29 Watch California students take a stand to topple teacher tenure; New York up next By PBS News Hour A 2012 legal case brought by nine public school students in California, who argued the state's teacher tenure laws denied their right to a quality education, ended a few months ago after a judge declared the laws unconstitutional. Shortly after… Continue watching
Nov 29 Teacher tenure rules are in state of flux across the nation By News Desk NewsHour Weekend's piece on a lawsuit filed by nine California students against the teacher tenure system tells the story of just one battle in a war being waged across the country. More than a dozen states have changed their tenure… Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch How teachers can talk to students about Ferguson By PBS News Hour The events in Ferguson have sparked discussions in homes and communities, including schools. Correspondent Jeffrey Brown speaks with #FergusonSyllabus creator Marcia Chatelain of Georgetown University and Liz Collins of Washington Latin Public Charter School on how teachers can use Missouri… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch Lessons from Los Angeles’ school records disaster By PBS News Hour A new student record system adopted by the Los Angeles Unified School District has caused chaos for kids, teachers and administrators. Kindergarteners were accidentally enrolled at high schools, while hundreds of older students spent weeks without class schedules. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Nov 26 Obama administration releases plan to grade teacher prep programs By Kyla Calvert Mason Too many new teachers are under-prepared for the classroom and left figuring out how to reach students on their own. That’s the problem proposed regulations from the Department of Education mean to solve, Education Secretary Arne Duncan told reports during… Continue reading
Nov 21 How to support students on the brink of deportation By Lauren Markham For students who face the possibility of deportation back to serious danger, it’s hard to focus on algebra or biology -- on anything, really. Continue reading
Nov 21 Some colleges reconsider ties to Cosby By Ry Rivard, Inside Higher Ed At least one college is distancing itself from Bill Cosby, the once-family-friendly comedian who has been accused of sexual assault by more than a dozen women. Continue reading
Nov 20 Why Obama’s immigration announcement is also about education By Kyla Calvert Mason The day after President Barack Obama unveils his plans for new changes to enforcement of the country’s immigration laws, he’ll make his case for the changes at Del Sol High School in Las Vegas. Talking about what is on its… Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch Wash. school district tries arming administrators to protect students from shootings By PBS News Hour In Washington state, where there was a deadly school shooting just last month, a different district has been training administrators to carry guns in case of a confrontation with an active shooter. Special correspondent Terry Murphy of KCTS Television in… Continue watching
Nov 18 NewsHour Extra’s #MyZeitgeist contest opens for entries By Corinne Segal, Katie Gould NewsHour Extra, the NewsHour’s educational resource site, is challenging students with its annual #MyZeitgeist contest to create digital projects about the most important news events of 2014. Inspired by Google’s annual Zeitgeist year-in-review montage, #MyZeitgeist encourages innovation… Continue reading