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
Feb 04 Weigh in: What Makes a Good Teacher? Our American Graduate team's recent report on the complexity of teacher evaluations has us going back to the basics. Behind all the rubrics, the terms, the union fights and funding issues -- what makes a good teacher? We want… Continue reading
Feb 04 Improving Achievement With Focus on Scholarly Expectations EmbedVideo(5621, 514, 320); BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- It is oddly quiet at the Achievement First Bridgeport Academy Middle School, or AFBA for short. During class changes. During class. Even during lunchtime the din isn't at all what you might… Continue reading