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
Sep 10 Gov. report shows seniors owe $18 billion in student loan debt By Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Rosemary Anderson could be 81 by the time she pays off her student loans. After struggling with divorce, health problems and an underwater home mortgage, the 57-year-old anticipates there could come a day when her Social Security benefits… Continue reading
Sep 09 Higher spending may not help U.S. higher education outperform peers By Kyla Calvert Mason The United States’ spending on higher education far outstrips that of other countries that make up the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, according to the group’s annual Education at a Glance report released today. Annually, the U.S. spends… Continue reading
Sep 09 'Are we gonna die?' Answering my third grade students on 9/11 By Jillian Baden Bershtein I was new at this. I was 23. How was I to contain my fear and anxiety in front of my kids? What would I tell them?… Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Sept. 7, 2014 By PBS News Hour On this edition, President Obama explains his decision to delay immigration reform until after the midterm elections in November. Later, the latest on the Islamic militant group, Boko Haram, and the missing schoolgirls. And, could students benefit from a year-round… Continue watching