Oct 18 NewsHour Extra: Youth Profiles from Zuccotti Park By Extra DA Youth reporters at People's Production House and Newsmotion.org. ventured into New York City's Zuccotti Park and interviewed young people participating in the Occupy Wall Street movement. Continue reading
Oct 17 California ‘Dream Act’ Offers Undocumented Students Path to Higher Education By Saskia de Melker // On October 8 California governor Jerry Brown signed Bill AB131 into law, enabling undocumented students who meet state residency requirements to have access to state public funds for higher education. It is the second half of legislation known as… Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch California Dream Act Offers Undocumented Students Path to Higher Education For more on this story, go to http://www.pbs.org/newshour/… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch Stalling Economy Forces Pennsylvania Schools to Put Dreams on Hold The weak economy is contributing to -- and magnifying the problems -- of some school districts around the United States. John Merrow, the NewsHour's special correspondent for education, reports on the problems one Pennsylvania district is facing. Continue watching
Sep 28 Seven Notable Banned Books By Extra DA The last week of September marks National Banned Books Week. Here are seven books both modern and classic that have been banned or challenged in the past decade. Each book has also been featured on the NewsHour broadcast or website. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch Obama Offers States an Exit to Parts of ‘No Child Left Behind’ Law President Obama said on Friday that No Child Left Behind, which President Bush signed into law in 2002, is not working. Jeffrey Brown discusses the major changes to the law and what they mean for students and schools with Fairfax… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch HistoryMakers Visit Schools to Energize, Inspire Students HistoryMakers Visit Schools to Energize, Inspire Students… Continue watching
Sep 23 African-American Trailblazers Visit Schools to Energize, Inspire Students The HistoryMakers organization has sent 450 African-American trailblazers and leaders into high schools around the country this week to encourage students to get their diplomas and aim for college. One such event took place on Friday at Dunbar Senior… Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch Denzel Washington on Dropouts: ‘Most Dangerous Time’ for Kids Right After School Denzel Washington on High School Dropouts, At-Risk Youth… Continue watching
Sep 19 Young Photographer Documents Egypt’s Revolution By Extra DA Eighteen-year-old Egyptian student and photographer Yasser Alaa has been documenting his country's recent revolution from behind the lens of a camera, most recently attending protests that sprang up after the country's longtime dictator, Hosni Mubarak, stepped down. Continue reading