Dec 19 ‘Flipped’ classroom story sparks debate on teaching style By Elizabeth Jones Watch NewsHour's feature on "flipped" classroom instruction. The segment will also air on the show Wednesday. PBS NewsHour's American Graduate team recently visited Clintondale High School in suburban Detroit for a story on the concept of "flipped"… Continue reading
Dec 19 How young newsmakers helped shape the world in 2013 Pope Francis and NSA leaker Edward Snowden can argue over who rightly deserves the title "Person of the Year," but many of the year's big stories involved younger people. From drone strikes and cutting edge medical research, to Hollywood… Continue reading
Dec 16 Odds are you won’t finish college where you started Photo by Paul Zimmerman/Getty Images Fewer than half of all students who entered college in 2007 finished school where they started, and almost a third are no longer taking classes toward a degree anywhere, according to review released… Continue reading
Dec 16 Presidents at 42 private colleges make more than $1 million, Chronicle of Higher Education finds A report by the Chronicle of Higher Education sheds light on the growing salaries of private college presidents. Photo by Flickr user John Walker. The number of college presidents at private colleges making more than $1 million dollars rose… Continue reading
Dec 11 Dan Ariely: At $61k a year, college is a bargain By dariely Is college too expensive and are free online courses the answer to the rising cost of full-time college? Dan Ariely's not so sure. Photo courtesy of Flickr user DG Jones. MOOCs. Massive Open Online Courses. By now, the… Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch Spelman College charts a new path by encouraging women in STEM studies Spelman College charts a new path by encouraging women in STEM studies… Continue watching
Dec 09 ‘Hour of Code’ hopes to jumpstart students’ computer science futures "Hour of Code" strives to spark students' interest in computer technology. With demand growing for students with skills in computer science and programming, Code.org -- a non-profit dedicated to expanding access to computer science education -- is launching… Continue reading
Dec 09 ‘Day of Action’ rally demands more funding, new reform agenda priorities Thousands of teachers and students are rallying in cities across the nation Monday for the National Day of Action, a movement organized by the American Federation of Teachers union that seeks to reclaim their vision of the nation's… Continue reading
Dec 05 Students, show us your 2013 for a chance to win a tablet What world events affected you this year? NewsHour Extra has partnered with Google and Meograph to ask students to create a video that encapsulates the year for a chance to win a Nexus 7 tablet. Photos by Getty From the… Continue reading
Dec 05 How one school turned homework on its head with ‘flipped’ instruction By Mike Fritz Clintondale High School is the nation's first completely flipped school, meaning teachers record lectures for students to watch online outside of class, and what was once considered homework is now done during classtime, allowing students to work through assignments together… Continue reading