Apr 25 An American Graduate in New Mexico I hope you've been checking in from time to time on the content being created here and for the television version of the NewsHour around the American Graduate project. It's a nationwide examination of the challenge of getting… Continue reading
Apr 25 ‘Dropout Nation’ Turnaround: How Shelbyville Fixed its Dropout Problem Courtesy of Learning Matters In 2006, TIME Magazine featured Shelbyville, Ind.,under the headline "Dropout Nation." With a graduation rate of 75 percent, Shelbyville was the poster child for the dropout crisis in America. Since then, the community of… Continue reading
Apr 25 Recap Live Chat: Why Aren’t There More Female Scientists, Engineers? Updated April 28 This week on the NewsHour, we examined why women lag behind in some areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (also known as STEM). Judy Woodruff also interviewed Maria Klawe, president of Harvey Mudd College on… Continue reading
Apr 17 Hoping to Change Odds, Las Vegas Gambles on Once-Failing School Las Vegas welcome sign. Photo by Mike Fritz/PBS NewsHour Fist bumps and high-fives -- it's how principal David Wilson interacts with students as he walks down the halls of Chaparral High School in Las Vegas. The unconventional style is… Continue reading
Apr 17 In Sin City, Out-of-Work Adults Double Down on Education Photo by John Gurzinski/AFP/Getty Images. The recession hit many Las Vegans very hard. The burst of the housing bubble meant construction and landscaping jobs requiring little education dried up. And fewer tourists in Sin City meant casinos shed even… Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch ‘Reclaim Your Future’: Vegas Aims to Change Odds for High School Dropouts Trying to entice wayward students back to class in Las Vegas, Chaparral High School Principal David Wilson led teams into communities to knock on doors in search of dropouts. Ray Suarez reports on an offbeat approach starting to show some… Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch Pulitzer Prize Profile: The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Public Service Award Pulitzer Prize Profile: The Philadelphia Inquirer's Public Service Award… Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch Hoping to Change Odds, Las Vegas Gambles on Dropouts Hoping to Change Odds, Las Vegas Gambles on Dropouts… Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch March Media Madness Results Video The Student Reporting Labs program announces the results of its spring video competition. Continue watching
Apr 13 As ‘Bully’ Opens, the Bullied, Bullies and Bystanders Weigh In Video editing by Thaisi Da Silva A 12-year-old is harassed on the school bus, a 16-year-old lesbian is ostracized by her community and a young girl brings a gun to school to face her bullies. Two parents speak for their… Continue reading