Feb 26 My Friend Who Made History By Judy Woodruff Charlayne Hunter-Gault broke barriers when she arrived to the University of Georgia in 1961. Her strength and fortitude allowed her to thrive on a racially hostile campus would serve her in her future career as an award-winning journalist. Continue reading
Feb 25 New Report Highlights U.S. Graduation Gains, Decline in ‘Dropout Factories’ Graphic by Allison McCartney… Continue reading
Feb 22 It Pays Off to Invest in Early Education, Says Nobel Economist Who Boosts Kids’ IQs By Paul Solman One economist has found a powerful connection between a child's early education programs and his or her earnings, IQ and behavior later in life. Photo by Flickr user Sarah Gilbert. Paul Solman: James Heckman is one of the economists… Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch "One Nation Under God?" Students Explore Pledge Options Students explore how faculty members and their peers feel about the Pledge of Allegiance. Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch Double Jeopardy and the Constitution Students investigate the Double Jeopardy clause in the Fifth Amendment. Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch Calories and the Constitution Students investigate the connection between the U.S. Constitution and school lunches. Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch Student Athletes Urged to Monitor Social Media Presence Students investigate how social media practices and youth sports are connected. Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch To Lower Dropout Rates, Finding Potential Where Support Systems Are Lacking To Lower Dropout Rates, Finding Potential Where Support Systems Are Lacking… Continue watching
Feb 07 Enrichment Programs Fill Opportunity Gap for Students Saymirah Cornelius-McClam, an 8th grader at Rainier Scholars, hopes to one day become a forensic scientist. She told NewsHour, "Without this help that I'm getting now, I probably would be totally confused in a couple of years." Photo by… Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch A Checklist to Keep Good Teachers in the Classroom Good teachers can help students stay in school and keep them from dropping out. But what must schools do to keep top teachers from burning out and leaving the field? Hari Sreenivasan has the story of a Connecticut school that… Continue watching