May 06 Watch What does it mean to be a girl? How parents can help daughters decide for themselves By PBS News Hour In the last few decades, a multi-billion dollar industry has evolved around princess stories and toys. But in contrast to this pink and purple “girlie” world are alternatives emphasizing more diverse interests and portraying different kinds of heroines. Gwen Ifill… Continue watching
May 06 Watch Why some schools still insist on lessons in elegant cursive By PBS News Hour Starting in the 1970s, and under the recent implementation of the Common Core, a former pillar of elementary education has been largely forgotten. But there’s a feeling that learning cursive still has value, even in the age of typing and… Continue watching
May 06 How cursive can help students with dyslexia connect the dots By Elizabeth Jones, April Brown Students with dyslexia have difficulty learning to read because their brains associate sounds and letter combinations inefficiently. But cursive can help them with the decoding process because it integrates hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills and other brain and memory functions. Continue reading
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May 06 Selective colleges no more likely to produce satisfied grads By Kyla Calvert Mason How happy college graduates are in their workplaces and with their lives doesn’t depend on where they got their degree, according to a national survey out Tuesday from Gallup and Purdue University. The idea, the report’s authors say, was to… Continue reading
May 02 Most seniors forego first-choice school after acceptance, survey finds By Talia Mindich Most U.S. seniors accepted into their first-choice colleges enroll elsewhere, a new study says. According to the American Freshman Survey , conducted during the 2013 school year, only 56.9 percent of students enrolled in their first choice -- the… Continue reading
May 01 Dept. of Education names 55 colleges facing sexual assault investigations By Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Education Department on Thursday took the unprecedented step of releasing the names of the 55 colleges and universities currently facing a Title IX investigation over their handling of sexual abuse complaints. The release came two days after… Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch White House task force asks colleges for more accountability on sexual assault By PBS News Hour The Obama administration ramped up pressure to confront sexual assault within American colleges amid mounting nationwide effort to hold colleges and universities accountable. Amherst College president Carolyn "Biddy" Martin, Andrea Pino of End Rape on Campus and Alison Kiss of… Continue watching
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Apr 28 Watch What’s driving gains in high school graduation rates? By PBS News Hour The graduation rates for American high schools have reached 80 percent, according to a report based on statistics from the Department of Education. Jeffrey Brown discusses the milestone and the work that lies ahead with John Bridgeland of Civic Enterprises,… Continue watching