Aug 11 Today's Freedom Schools work to empower homeless children, juvenile offenders By April Brown Seven small yellow tricycles stand alongside a fence in the playground at Malcolm X Elementary school in Washington D.C., and a group of kids who are clearly too big to ride them climb on, preparing to race. Continue reading
Aug 10 Amid pressure, New York releases half of Common Core test questions By Carey Reed In response to requests by educators and parent-teacher associations, the New York State Department of Education released 50 percent of the Common Core-based English Language Arts and Math test questions for exams taken by students in the third through eighth… Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch Need persists for new generation of Freedom Schools, 50 years after first summer By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 08 Student documentary on vaccination rates released after months of controversy By Charles Pulliam-Moore The 16-student outfit drew inspiration for the film, which they began producing over their summer break, from the health statistics from their own neighborhoods. North County, a northern section of the San Diego region, was noted for having one of… Continue reading
Aug 08 When Mississippi schools wouldn't integrate, Freedom Schools opened doors By April Brown, Mike Fritz In the summer of 1964, hundreds of out-of-state volunteers joined local activists in Mississippi to increase voter registration among disenfranchised African Americans in the state. Many of the volunteers worked in the dozens of newly created Freedom Schools. Herbert Randall,… Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch 50 years on, Freedom Schools still teaching most vulnerable By Mike Fritz Continue watching
Aug 07 Department of Education to make college loan process easier for students By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Department of Education is trying to make it easier for students with troubled credit histories to get college loans. Continue reading
Aug 01 Combating on-campus sexual assault with your smart phone By Elizabeth Jones The White House renewed its call to action when President Barack Obama signed a memorandum establishing a task force to protect college students, who are at the highest risk of sexual assault. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch Will strengthening higher ed's accountability on campus rape create 'shadow' justice system? By PBS News Hour Senators have proposed bipartisan legislation with steeper penalties for educational institutions that fail to investigate reports of sexual assault -- and some voices in higher ed are pushing back. Anne Neal of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni joins… Continue watching