Jan 16 Obama pushes new measures to get poor students into college By Elizabeth Jones Now in college with a full-ride scholarship, Troy Simon admitted to an audience at the White House that he couldn’t have made the jump from being unable to read at age 14 to pursuing higher education without help. That… Continue reading
Jan 16 Goodwill develops charters to entice dropouts back to school By Mike Fritz The Indianapolis mayor's office approved a network of charter schools designed by Goodwill of Central Indiana with the specific intent of enticing dropouts back to the classroom to earn their high school diploma. Known collectively as The Excel Center, the… Continue reading
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Jan 15 Federal government spending bill investing billions in education By News Desk Education programs will receive large funding boosts as part of the new bipartisan $1.1 trillion spending bill which passed the U.S. House of Representatives in January. Continue reading
Jan 09 How young newsmakers helped shape the world in 2013 By Vanessa Dennis 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
Jan 09 Feds issue new school guidelines to curb overly zealous ‘zero-tolerance’ policies By April Brown The U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Justice today released new guidelines for school teachers and administrators that encourage less reliance on suspensions, expulsions and other harsh penalties as punishment for infractions. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and… Continue reading
Jan 09 How one school turned homework on its head with ‘flipped’ instruction By Mike Fritz Walk the halls of Clintondale High School, just north of Detroit, and the school doesn't appear out of the ordinary. You'd find the typical smells and the sprawling nondescript interior, as well as the persistent challenges confronting many American public… Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch Are some U.S. school discipline policies too punitive? The Education and Justice Departments released new guidelines on school discipline, urging schools to ensure that punishments comply with civil rights laws. Hari Sreenivasan gets debate on the recommendations from Sherrilyn Ifill of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and Chester… Continue watching
Jan 08 Obama administration recommends ending ‘zero-tolerance’ policies in schools Harsh school disciplinary policies have disproportionately affected black and Hispanic students. The Obama administration now is encouraging school administrators to end zero-tolerance policies and instead encourage teachers try to deescalate classroom conflicts, before law enforcement steps in. Photo by… Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch Will a GED exam makeover be better for workers? For more than 70 years, the General Educational Development exam, or the GED, has been an important tool for those who didn't complete high school and for immigrants looking to make inroads into higher education or secure better jobs. An… Continue watching