Sep 26 Teacher of the Year: Engagement Key to Student Success President Barack Obama honors the 2012 Teacher of the Year, Rebecca Mieliwocki, at the White House in April. Courtesy of Council of Chief State School Officers. Listening to Rebecca Mieliwocki describe what goes on in her 7th-grade English classroom… Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch Average Scores for SAT Tests Drop as Pool of Students Who Take Test Widens Average Scores for SAT Tests Drop as Pool of Students Who Take Test Widens… Continue watching
Sep 25 Live Chat Recap: Inside America’s Dropout Epidemic Tuesday's FRONTLINE profiles four at-risk students at Sharpstown High School, one of Houston's worst performing schools. The two-hour special follows the teachers, counselors and principal on a rescue mission to get their students to graduation. Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch Why Students Who Underperform, Fall Behind or Fail Classes Drop Out of School Why Students Who Underperform, Fall Behind or Fail Classes Drop Out of School… Continue watching
Sep 24 Call is Out to Sabotage the Dropout Crisis American Graduate Day was observed on Sept. 22 with a multi-platform event featuring a live television broadcast, radio playlist and participation from more than 20 national organizations, celebrities and athletes to spotlight solutions to the nation's dropout… Continue reading
Sep 24 American Graduate Week Kicks Off This week, the PBS NewsHour will be featuring voices of and potential solutions to the high school dropout crisis. This comes on the heels of American Graduate Day, during which more than 20 national partners joined forces to… Continue reading
Sep 24 Former Dropouts and Their Paths to Success Updated: 9:47 p.m. ET EmbedVideo(4542, 482, 304); On Monday we begin American Graduate Week with a panel discussion moderated by senior correspondent Ray Suarez. We hear from several former at-risk students who share their personal stories and… Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch For Perpetrators and Victims, Suppressing Temptation of College Hazing Rituals For Perpetrators and Victims, Suppressing Temptation of College Hazing Rituals… Continue watching
Sep 21 American Graduate Day Highlights Fight to Curb Student Dropouts More than 7,000 students drop out of school every day, a million each year. Join public media partners this Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012, for the first ever American Graduate Day -- a full day of multi-platform programing to… Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch Students of Chicago Public Schools Back in Class, Broader Reform Issues Remain Students of Chicago Public Schools Back in Class, Broader Reform Issues Remain… Continue watching