Feb 23 Watch Online Public Schools Gain Popularity, but Quality Questions Persist Online Public Schools Gain Popularity, but Quality Questions Persist… Continue watching
Feb 22 ‘Why I Go to School’: An Antidote For Dropping Out By Travis Daub Every year, more than 1.3 million students drop out of high school. That's 7,000 students a day dropping out for many reasons, most of which are largely personal and reflective of a student's circumstances at home, school and in the… Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch Oakland Students Gather Perspectives on Finishing School Why is it important to finish high school? Oakland students find out. Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch Election 2012: Students Profile Shenandoah, Iowa Students from Shenandoah, Iowa profile their town ahead of the 2012 presidential election. Continue watching
Feb 14 Watch Brookyln Reporting Lab Discusses School Engagement Students at Brooklyn Community Arts and Media high school discuss school engagement. Continue watching
Feb 10 ‘OMG!’ Exports American Slang to China EmbedVideo(2678, 482, 304); Meet Jessica Beinecke, the writer, host and producer of "OMG! Meiyu," or "Oh My Gosh! American English." Each weekday the 25-year-old Voice of America journalist posts 2- to 3-minute videos explaining the hippest American… Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 3:01 Reporting Labs Participants Reflect on Experience By PBS News Hour Participants in the Student Reporting Labs program reflect on their involvement. Continue watching
Feb 10 Schools Look to Holistic Approach to Improve Attendance Photo by Max Wolfe via Creative Commons When it comes to lowering the high school dropout rate, many school leaders have found that something fairly basic works: the ABCs -- Attendance, Behavior and Class. And after President Obama's call-to-action… Continue reading
Feb 08 In California, Some Students Rethink Dropping Out Santa Barbara High School covers 40 acres in tree-lined hills overlooking the Pacific Ocean, a few miles away. The Spanish-style main buildings date from the mid-1920s, and when the doors are closed, you could be forgiven for thinking not much… Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch Rethinking Dropping Out Two young men explain how Victor Rios' story inspired them to stay in school. Continue watching