Jan 23 Education Is Top Priority for Inauguration-Goers Debbie Suer came to Washington, D.C., from California to attend the 57th Inauguration. At the age of 58, she decided to go back to college. Photo by Lukas Udstuen. On a brisk morning, Debbie Suer sits bundled in a… Continue reading
Jan 22 Covering History: College Journalists Take on the Inauguration The PBS NewsHour presents: InaugBlog - Behind the Scenes from NewsHour University on Vimeo. Produced by Ed Madison, assistant professor at the University of Oregon To cover the 57th presidential inauguration, NewsHour hosted 15 student journalists… Continue reading
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