Feb 01 Watch Gang Member-Turned-Ph.D. Mentors Youth on the Fringes Victor Rios says he has lived two lifetimes. In his first, he was a gang member, juvenile delinquent and high school dropout. Now, he's a sociology professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, who tries to help adolescents avoid… Continue watching
Feb 01 Join a Live Chat Friday at 1:30 p.m. ET on Dropouts and Delinquents By Kelly Chen This week, the NewsHour's American Graduate team takes a look at juvenile justice and gang violence as it relates to the dropout crisis, with reports starting Wednesday on our broadcast and website. Join us for a live chat with… Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch Gang Member-Turned-Ph.D. Mentors Youth on the Fringes One Man's Journey From Gang Member to Academia… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch The Internet of Things: IoT Antonio Neves explores The Internet of Things and its possible dangers. Continue watching
Feb 01 One Man’s Journey From Gang Member to Academia Victor Rios says he has lived two lifetimes. In his first, he was a gang member, juvenile delinquent and high school dropout. Today, he's a sociology professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, who studies at-risk youth. Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch Redistricting: Drawing the Lines How redistricting issues can affect the outcome of state elections and federal policy. Continue watching
Jan 31 Mentoring Focuses on Building Relationships in Addition to Grades EmbedVideo(2574, 482, 304); In Washington, D.C., youth-mentoring organizations convened in the second annual National Mentoring Summit to share best practices on how mentoring a young person can create life-changing results. The goal of many mentoring organizations is… Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch Mentoring Focus Is on Building Relationships In Washington, D.C., youth mentoring organizations convened in the second annual National Mentoring Summit to share best practices on how mentoring a young person can create life-changing results. Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch Should Financial Aid Be Linked to a College’s Affordability? President Obama announced Friday at the University of Michigan that he's putting colleges on notice that tuition hikes can't continue year after year. Ray Suarez discusses the proposals with Mark Yudof, president of the University of California, and Richard Vedder… Continue watching
Jan 20 The Education Conversation – South Carolina Edition In this week's Education Conversation, we look at how GOP candidates score on education and why South Carolina's graduation rates are so low. Continue reading