Sep 23 Fraternity reforms, from inside and out, seek to curb sexual assault By Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press; Kyla Calvert WASHINGTON -- Eight college fraternities announced Tuesday an effort to work together on new training aimed at combating sexual misconduct, hazing and binge drinking. The focus is on learning to recognize, diagnose and intervene in potentially harmful situations. An estimated… Continue reading
Sep 22 Black college grads face greater student loan burden than whites By Kyla Calvert Mason The more than $1.1 trillion in outstanding student debt is not distributed evenly among the country’s college graduates. Continue reading
Sep 19 Should our sports heroes also be our role models? By News Desk We asked students from around the country: should our sports heroes also be our heroes in real life?… Continue reading
Sep 19 First weeks of college life can be deadly for some freshmen By Jake New, Inside Higher Ed At least eight freshmen at U.S. colleges have died in the first few weeks of this school year. The deaths have cast a shadow over the campuses on which the students spent too little time, but they’re also a cross-section… Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch What's the best way to teach teachers? By PBS News Hour According to a new Gallup poll, the majority of Americans believe teacher preparation should be more rigorous. But what’s the best way to teach teachers? Jeffrey Brown sits down with Elizabeth Green to discuss her book, “Building a Better Teacher:… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch 5:58 Malala explains why she risked death to speak up for girls' education By PBS News Hour Two years ago, Malala Yousafzai was targeted for assassination by the Taliban in Pakistan. After surviving a bullet to the head, she has become an international activist, championing girl’s education. Hari Sreenivasan sits down with Malala, now 17 years old,… Continue watching
Sep 16 What it will take to 'build' better teachers By Kyla Calvert Mason In her book “Building a Better Teacher,” Elizabeth Green looks at what researchers know about what makes teachers effective and how to train new teachers in those best practices. Green sits down with Jeffrey Brown to discuss these practices. Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch California school district rewrites menu for student lunches By PBS News Hour For children across the country, returning to school means eating mass-produced lunches. But Oakland, California, is implementing an ambitious plan to transform their lunch program to provide healthier, locally-sourced food. Jake Schoneker and his student journalists at Media Enterprise Alliance… Continue watching
Sep 11 The U.S. gov. wants you to get the most from your college investment By Kyla Calvert Mason This summer, the PBS NewsHour's Rethinking College series explored the changing landscape of American higher education. Recently, Ted Mitchell, under secretary of education, sat down with the NewsHour to talk about the recent push for experimentation with competency-based college… Continue reading
Sep 11 What my students and a book taught me about 9/11 By Bernie Heidkamp As with most moments in my adult life, it was my students and literature that taught me the most significant lessons about the meaning of 9/11. Continue reading