Aug 22 Watch Explore the future of higher education with Hari Sreenivasan By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch Colleges emphasize student ‘stickiness’ to boost graduations By PBS News Hour In Tennessee, a disturbingly high dropout rate at public universities prompted the state to change how they fund schools: the more students graduate, the more a school gets paid. Hari Sreenivasan reports on the rise of performance-based funding and innovations… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch Grad rates double after reinvention of Chicago City Colleges By PBS News Hour Just 20 percent of community college students complete a degree in the U.S. Cheryl Hyman, chief of City Colleges of Chicago, is reshaping her school system to not only provide wide access to higher education, but to put students on… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch Wisconsin group wants to turn student borrowers into activists By PBS News Hour Through the recession, college tuition skyrocketed at public universities to make up for flagging state funding. Some students who borrowed to keep up with rising costs face crushing debt repayments. Hari Sreenivasan travelled to Wisconsin to report on one group… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch Online university skips class to be more accessible By PBS News Hour College for America, an online degree program, has no classes, professors or credit hours. It's been cited as an innovative way to make college more affordable. But how do its students qualify for a degree? Hari Sreenivasan reports from New… Continue watching
Aug 20 Judge rules Louisiana schools will use Common Core tests as public support for standards wanes By Kyla Calvert Mason A Louisiana state judge has ruled against Gov. Bobby Jindal’s efforts to suspend the state’s contract to use Common Core-aligned tests in public schools next spring. Continue reading
Aug 19 How schools’ delayed start in Ferguson is affecting kids By Colleen Shalby School was supposed to start last Thursday for the kids of Ferguson, Missouri. Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch Would greater independence for teachers result in higher student performance? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 18 Why is math easier for some kids than for others? By Anna Christiansen Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine found that when kids begin processing mental math, the brain reorganizes itself to use its short-term memory center, the hippocampus. Continue reading
Aug 14 Journalists and leaders mentor PBS NewsHour’s student reporters By Corinne Segal This week, 11 middle and high-school students traveled to Washington, D.C. to participate in four days of workshops, visit the White House and interview Col. Steve Parker of the U.S. Army, who leads Joining Forces, an initiative that provides assistance… Continue reading