Jul 11 Watch Coaching parents on toddler talk to address low-income word gap By PBS News Hour By age four, toddlers in low-income families hear 30 million fewer words than those in high-income families, according to researchers. As a result, these children tend to have smaller vocabularies and fall behind in reading. Special correspondent John Tulenko of… Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch Exam asks students to apply critical thinking skills to real-life situations By PBS News Hour A new report finds that U.S. students’ financial literacy is only average compared to students worldwide. So what can be done to improve the performance of our schools? Education correspondent John Merrow reports on one test that may help American… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch California school integrates play with learning By PBS News Hour At first glance, it might seem like the students who attend the private K-12 New Roads School in Santa Monica, California, are simply playing video and computer games all day. But these students are actually taking part in a new… Continue watching
Jul 09 Caution! Students at play By Katie Gould Welcome to the first installation of “The Teachers’ Lounge,” a forum where the often overlooked voice of teachers can be heard. Through our regular blog we will address trends, best practices and the real challenges educators, students and families face… Continue reading
Jul 09 Sixth graders ditch traditional lessons to create video game businesses By April Brown It took seven people to create the “Golden Medallion” spy adventure video game and its advertising campaign. They did their own coding, conducted a beta test, created a website, a commercial and an instagram feed, and they came up with… Continue reading
Jul 07 Department of Education launches plan to attract good teachers to high-poverty schools By Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press As part of the initiative, the Education Department said it will ask states to develop new, comprehensive educator equity plans. It is also investing $4.2 million to start a new technical assistance network to help states and districts create and… Continue reading
Jul 04 College presidents oppose unions for student athletes By Tom Raum, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Northwestern University on Thursday urged the National Labor Relations Board to overturn a regional ruling that would allow its scholarship football players to unionize, holding up the football program as exemplifying the university's integration of athletics and education. Continue reading
Jul 04 For-profit college to sell off 85 campuses By Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press The troubled for-profit education company Corinthian Colleges Inc. and the Education Department reached an agreement late Thursday that has 85 of the company's 100-plus campuses going up for sale, and 12 others closing. Continue reading