Jan 16 How Math Got Its Groove Back EmbedVideo(5473, 482, 304); This is an edited version of a video produced by Jill Granger. To view the original video, click here. Carrie Lewis and Kelly Steele's fifth grade students slide and spin across the classroom… Continue reading
Jan 15 Metal Detectors to Bear Spray, Students Search For Gun Violence Solutions By Thaisi Da Silva Universal background checks, armed officers in schools and changes to the country's mental health system are all ideas being floated as the nation searches for solutions to gun-related violence. In the wake of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary… Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 2:59 Students Across the U.S. Reflect on Gun Control By PBS News Hour Students reflect on gun control. Continue watching
Jan 15 Former Incarcerated Staff Serves Up Lunch, With a Story on the Side Garrett Gordon at the Haley House Bakery Café in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood. Photos by Mike Fritz/PBS NewsHour. BOSTON -- Traveling around the country exploring stories about America's dropout problem and shooting for hours on end, my colleague Mike… Continue reading
Jan 08 Live Chat: Can STEM Education Close the Achievement Gap? WATCH: How One STEM School Aims to Lower the Achievement Gap On Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET, NewsHour is hosting a live chat on how STEM education can close the achievement gap. We'll be examining the unmet… Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch How Free Online Courses Are Changing the Traditional Liberal Arts Education How Free Online Courses Are Changing the Traditional Liberal Arts Education… Continue watching
Jan 08 Catching Cheaters on Open Online Courses EmbedVideo(5283, 482, 304); Several hundred college level courses taught by top professors are now available online for free, and several million students around the globe are signing up to take advantage of the new phenomenon. The classes are… Continue reading
Jan 08 Examining Michelle Rhee’s Legacy in Education Reform Editor's Note: This post was edited on January 10th to include Thursday's live chat with John Merrow. EmbedVideo(5414, 482, 304); Tuesday's Frontline examines one of the most controversial figures in education reform in recent memory: Michelle… Continue reading
Jan 08 One Professor’s Approach to Online Learning: He’s Learning Too EmbedVideo(5282, 482, 304); Online learning at the university level comes in a variety of flavors. The hottest one right now is the MOOC, or massive open online courses, that are primarily given for free and do not, for… Continue reading
Jan 08 How One STEM School Aims to Lower the Achievement Gap WASHINGTON -- The U.S. is suffering from a shortage of applicants in the science, technology, engineering and math fields -- or STEM. This is especially true for non-Asian minorities and low-income students, who are statistically less likely to… Continue reading