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
Jan 07 Watch An Urban STEM school Turns Things Around Against All Odds An Urban STEM school Turns Things Around Against All Odds… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch Ohio Third Graders Face Retention Ultimatum: Learn to Read or Repeat the Year Ohio Third Graders Face Retention Ultimatum: Learn to Read or Repeat the Year… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch School of Wine: Training Students for Jobs in Washington State's Wine Industry School of Wine: Training Students for Jobs in Washington State's Wine Industry… Continue watching
Dec 31 Boston's School-to-Career Program Gives Disadvantaged Students Running Start Escarolyn Garcia, second from right, in 2011 with other students selected as Judge Davis S. Nelson Fellows. Photos courtesy of Escarolyn Garcia Escarolyn Garcia grew up learning several skills that would be useful in the workplace. She participated in pageants… Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch Why After-School Jobs Keep Young Adults in School Jobs can provide teenagers with an exciting glimpse of economic freedom, as well as a new set of responsibilities and money, often for the first time. But education experts say part-time and after-school jobs also play a pivotal role in… Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch Can Rocketship Launch a Fleet of Successful, Mass-Produced Schools? Can Rocketship Launch a Fleet of Successful, Mass-Produced Schools?… Continue watching