Oct 17 More college campuses swap ‘No means no’ for ‘Yes means yes’ By Jake New, Inside Higher Ed When the sexual assault prevention group Culture of Respect attended the Dartmouth Summit on Sexual Assault in July to promote its forthcoming website, the group went by a different name. The nonprofit passed out business cards and marketing all… Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch ‘Terrific students can be found anywhere’: One scholar’s path from homeless shelter to halls of Georgetown By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 15 National school leaders ask if it’s time to curb standardized testing By Kyla Calvert Mason The average student in one of the country’s large, urban school districts will take 113 standardized tests between pre-kindergarten and 12th grade, according to responses to a survey by the Council of Great City Schools. That survey was the first… Continue reading
Oct 15 What teachers need to know about undocumented students By Amy Mazur How can teachers and other professionals facilitate school success for recent undocumented immigrant students who come to the U.S.?… Continue reading
Oct 15 Students react to decision to admit transgender students at Mount Holyoke By Kirk Carapezza, WGBH This fall, Mount Holyoke College in Western Massachusetts became the second all-women's college in the U.S. to begin accepting applications from transgender students. Continue reading
Oct 06 Why even top tier students should consider community colleges By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report Want higher-ed reform? You may be surprised where you’ll find it. Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch Viewers respond to report on mandated extra reading time at Florida grade schools By PBS News Hour Viewers respond to a recent NewsHour Weekend signature piece examining Florida’s new law requiring low-performing elementary schools to provide an extra hour of reading every day. Hari Sreenivasan reads your comments. Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch Why adults are buzzing about YA literature By PBS News Hour Young adult literature has become a booming business and one of the fastest growing book categories for publishers in recent years, with more than 715 million books sold in 2013 -- mostly to adults. NewsHour Weekend's Tracy Wholf reports. Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch Philadelphia schools crippled by budget crisis By PBS News Hour Philadelphia’s public school system is suffering a severe budget crisis, leaving classrooms packed, faculty understaffed and the district in debt. Special correspondent John Tulenko of Learning Matters examines what led to the shortage of funds and what lawmakers are doing… Continue watching