May 29 Watch Country Music Legend Dolly Parton's New Role: 'Book Lady' Country Music Legend Dolly Parton's New Roll: "Book Lady"… Continue watching
May 15 Headed to Law School? Lower Your Expectations Recent law school grads face a tough job market, daunting student loans and -- if they land a job -- a demanding work environment. Steven Harper's "The Lawyer Bubble: A Profession in Crisis" serves as a wake up call… Continue reading
May 07 Inspiring Science With Frozen Roadkill and Harvested Whale Bones Spencer Michels interviewed Dan Sudran from San Francisco's Mission Science Workshop, who uses unlikely objects in an unlikely place to inspire kids about science. When San Francisco's newly constructed Exploratorium opened this spring on a pier sticking… Continue reading
May 06 Watch Maine School Engages Kids With Relevant Problem-Solving Challenges Maine School Engages Kids With Relevant Problem-Solving Challenges… Continue watching
Apr 26 Can Celebrities Influence a Student's Decision to Stay in School? Actor Mark Wahlberg encourages students at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Va., to stay in school. Photo by T.C. Williams Student Reporting Lab. The Journal of Pediatrics recently released results of a study conducted in the United Kingdom… Continue reading
Apr 24 Creating a Whole New Planet for Math and Science As part of an ongoing web series, NewsHour profiles STEM teachers who have found innovative ways to teach their students about math and science. EmbedVideo(6298, 482, 304); Video by Rebecca Jacobson and Cindy Huang. Jerriel Hall meets his 23… Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch Can an Increase for National High School Graduation Rates Be Trusted? Can an Increase for National High School Graduation Rates Be Trusted?… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch To Bully or Not to Bully: Using Shakespeare in Schools to Address Violence To Bully or Not to Bully: Using Shakespeare in Schools to Address Violence… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch Kentucky School District Wants Project Based Learning to Outshine Testing Kentucky School District Wants Project Based Learning to Outshine Testing… Continue watching
Apr 03 The Plusses and Pitfalls of Teaching Online By dariely Dan Ariely is not just a great and funny teacher, but he's dedicated his life to making the world a somewhat better place. To that end, he's produced an online course on behavioral economics that already has attracted 140,000 students. Continue reading