Jun 06 Watch Grading Schools: How to Determine the ‘Good’ From the ‘Bad’? Students get graded by test scores, but how do we best determine if a school is "good" or "bad"? Education Correspondent John Merrow examines that question. Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch Tanzanian Teen Dances to Educate on HIV A student in Tanzania shares her experience dancing as part of an HIV/AIDS education group… Continue watching
May 27 Is College Worth It? ‘Reading Lolita in Tehran’ Author Nafisi, Wesleyan President Roth in Tuesday Live Chat Creative Commons photo courtesy Flickr user edbrambley Are today's diplomas worth the debt? It's an old question being debated anew in these economic times. On Friday's NewsHour broadcast, four panelists will examine the value of a higher education:… Continue reading
May 27 Watch Is a College Diploma Worth the Soaring Student Debt? Soaring College Costs Revive Debate Over a Diploma's Value… Continue watching
May 27 Watch Students Report on Washington, D.C.’s Dropout Epidemic Students examine the factors behind high dropout rates in Washington, D.C. Continue watching
May 26 Watch Alabama Teen Recounts Living Through Tornado A high school student shares her experience living through a tornado in Alabama. Continue watching
May 16 Watch Student Freedom Riders Discuss Civil Rights Movement Student Freedom Riders discuss the nonviolent protest movement of 50 years ago. Continue watching
May 16 Watch Freedom Riders Discuss 50th Anniversary of Protest Movement Two original Freedom Riders discuss the 50th anniversary of the rides. Continue watching
May 09 Watch ‘Last In, First Out’ Among Teacher Layoff Policies Under Scrutiny As the end of the school year approaches, thousands of teachers across the U.S. are facing the prospect of being laid off. NewsHour special correspondent John Tulenko reports on questions over layoff policies in Hartford, Conn. Continue watching
Apr 25 Watch At Stanford, Debate Brews Over Reviving ROTC Program on Campus Decades after protests surrounding the Vietnam War, some private universities are taking another look at bringing back Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs, but the idea is rekindling some decades-old disputes over military presence on campuses. Spencer Michels reports on how… Continue watching