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
Dec 02 Watch 6:31 Can innovative schools be all-inclusive in Philadelphia? By PBS News Hour Can schools that enroll students of all skill levels use the same methods as more academically selective programs? In the second half of our report on Philadelphia’s public schools, special correspondent for education John Merrow reports on the city’s U… Continue watching
Dec 02 Domestic violence as prevalent for college students as sexual assault By Jake New, Inside Higher Ed On Black Friday, Nadia Ezaldein, a University of Chicago student, was working at a Chicago Nordstrom when her ex-boyfriend entered the store, found her in the accessories department, and shot her to death. It was her 22nd birthday. Continue reading
Dec 01 Watch 6:04 Philadelphia schools aim to innovate to escape crisis By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 01 Google's Chromebook wins over classrooms; ousts Apple's iPad By Anna Christiansen Google has ousted Apple as the leading supplier of educational devices to schools, pushing Apple's popular iPad tablet into second place. Continue reading
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