Nov 08 The Education Conversation We're starting a new feature on the Rundown - a look at what's happening in education as seen through Twitter, video and other digital destinations. Continue reading
Oct 31 ‘Wall of Martyrs’ Depicts Egypt’s Fallen in Graffiti Art By Extra DA A graffiti wall in Alexandria, Egypt depicts the faces of Egyptians who died in the country's recent revolution, for which many Egyptians consider them martyrs. Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch Obama’s Student Loan Relief Plan: How Helpful Would it Be? President Obama outlined a plan to speed up help for millions of Americans struggling with the cost of higher education. Gwen Ifill discusses the president's effort to ease the burden of student loans with "Generation Debt" author Anya Kamenetz and… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch Calif. University Introduces First U.S. Multi-Faith School of Theology Claremont Lincoln University, a graduate school in California, is the first in the United States to bring together Christians, Jews and Muslims in the same classrooms to educate the future leaders of churches, synagogues and mosques. Special correspondent Saul Gonzalez… Continue watching
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