Aug 21 From Middle School to College, Six Tips for Educational Success Rainier Scholar Kelabe Tewolde advises fellow scholar Pablo Santiago-Benitez. Photo by Mike Fritz/PBS NewsHour There is a shy grin on the face of Pablo Santiago-Benitez, 11, as he proudly explains why he's already planning for his university career. "You… Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch Year-Round School Commits to Students from Middle School to Last Day of College Rainier Scholars, a Seattle non-profit, is trying to curb high school drop out rates. Taking the long-term approach, they identify students with high barriers to higher education and ask them -- some as young as 10 -- to commit not… Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch In Rhode Island, Reinventing Summer School to Prevent Kids’ Learning Loss In Rhode Island, Reinventing Summer School to Prevent Kids' Learning Loss… Continue watching
Aug 17 For Student Reporters, an Out of This World Interview With a NASA Engineer By Thaisi Da Silva High school student Destinee Davis interviews NASA engineer Maggie Sholtz via Skype. Earlier this week, 16-year-old Destinee Davis received her first reporter's notebook and lesson on the art of interviewing. The high school sophomore, along with seven of her classmates… Continue reading
Aug 13 Education Olympics: How Does the U.S. Rank? The United States left the 2012 London Olympics with 104 medals in tow. But how do we stack up against the world when it comes to education? According to this infograph by Certification Map, the U.S. -- which leads… Continue reading
Aug 01 School’s Out But PBS NewsHour Summer Programs Keep Young Reporters Busy While most students are on summer vacation, two Student Reporting Labs have been diligently working through the hot months. With grants from the National Science Foundation and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, students in Florida and Illinois… Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch Author Walter Dean Myers Says ‘Reading Is Not Optional’ for Kids Author Walter Dean Myers Says 'Reading Is Not Optional' for Kids… Continue watching
Jul 31 STEAM Ahead: Merging Arts and Science Education Akua Kouyate, Wolf Trap's senior director of education (Courtesy of Teddy Wolff) During tough economic times, arts and music programs are often some of the first programs cut in schools. But at Wolf Trap's Institute for Early Learning… Continue reading
Jul 26 Grains of Hope Amid Pain in Spain: A Far-Flung Hotelier Reports Government employees demonstrate in the center of Madrid after conservative Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced the latest measures to lower Spain's deficit: an $80 billion austerity package involving cuts in unemployment benefits. Photo by Dominique Faget/AFP/GettyImages. Earlier this week… Continue reading
Jul 17 In Middle School, Can Data Prevent Dropouts? Seven thousand students dropout of school every day in the U.S. And some researchers have dubbed middle school as the essential "make-or-break" years in determining a child's success. Tuesday's "Frontline," tells the story of how one school in New York… Continue reading