Mar 25 In an about-face, Indiana decides to drop Common Core By Kyla Calvert Mason Indiana has become the first state to drop the Common Core standards for teaching math and English in public schools. Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch Department of Education finds pattern of inequality by race in public schools By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 21 Five things to know about today’s report on unequal education By Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press Minority students are less likely to have access to advanced math and science classes and veteran teachers. Black students of any age, even the youngest preschoolers, are more likely to be suspended. And students with disabilities are more likely than… Continue reading
Mar 19 Michigan plan promises to cover college tuition, but students must ‘pay it forward’ By Margaret Myers Legislators in Michigan have proposed a creative solution for financing college tuition -- make it free. That’s the first step. Second step: require the student to “pay it forward.”… Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch Project gives young brains the benefits of musical training By PBS News Hour A music program for city kids works with a neurobiologist to study the brain on music. Continue watching
Mar 06 More than half of U.S. public schools need repairs, survey finds By Alexis Cox More than half of the nation’s public school facilities are in desperate need of repairs or modernization, according to a new survey released Thursday. On average, school building were at least 44 years old and the renovations would cost roughly… Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch 8:23 College Board announces SAT overhaul to address inequality, boost relevance By PBS News Hour The College Board announced a partial overhaul of the SAT, slated to take effect in the spring of 2016, which will eliminate the mandatory essay, revert to a top score of 1600 and create new fee waivers for lower-income students,… Continue watching
Mar 05 College Board redesigns the SAT By April Brown One of the most frequently taken college admission exams in America has just undergone a significant makeover. The College Board, which administers the SAT, announced Wednesday the first major changes to the test since 2005. The changes, which will not… Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch ‘Hidden Genius’ helps disadvantaged teens learn code of the tech industry By PBS News Hour In Oakland, not far from Silicon Valley, a small group of teenagers are glued to their computer screens, learning a new language. The Hidden Genius Project is a small non-profit that’s working to teach computer coding to young African-American men… Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch Greenhouse labs spur student learning on Manhattan rooftops By PBS News Hour At P.S. 333 on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, students are studying science in their very own rooftop greenhouse -- one of 12 built as part of an initiative to put 100 greenhouse labs in New York City schools… Continue watching