Apr 25 Stanford Debates: Reinstate ROTC? Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets practice battlefield tactics in Princeton, N.J. (File photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) You wouldn't necessarily know it walking around campus, but there's a major debate going on at Stanford University, and at a few… Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch Students Participate in Science Exploration Day Students learn about making robots, the nursing profession and analyzing car crash data. Continue watching
Apr 11 ‘On Shaky Ground’ Shows Oversight Faults in California School Buildings A new report by California Watch found that hundreds of California's public schools do not meet the legal construction codes for earthquake safety. In the On Shaky Ground multimedia series, investigative reporter Corey Johnson and the California… Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch North Carolina School Engages Tech Generation With Digital Learning Tools John Tulenko of Learning Matters, which produces education stories for the NewsHour, reports on a North Carolina school district switching from textbooks to all-digital learning materials. Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch North Carolina Schools Move From Books to Bytes North Carolina Schools Move From Books to Bytes… Continue watching
Apr 07 John Merrow on ‘The Influence of Teachers,’ Education Debate Many school district superintendents -- and the mayors who appointed them -- are demanding teachers be held up to closer scrutiny and tougher accountability while facing possible replacement. In certain cases, even as some school leaders are moving on, parents… Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch John Merrow Reflects on the ‘Influence of Teachers’ Hari Sreenivasan debriefs John Merrow on his new book, "The Influence of Teachers."… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch Chicago Program Aims to Close Achievement Gap for Youngest Students A Chicago program that targets high-risk, low-income students. Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch Students Report on School Co-Location Reporting Labs students report on the issue of school co-location in New York City… Continue watching
Mar 14 President Obama to Push for Reforms to ‘No Child Left Behind’ President Obama will take on education reform Monday. Photo by Pete Souza/White House.gov. President Obama plans to take the stage Monday morning at Kenmore Middle School in Arlington, Va., and say: "We need to make sure we're graduating… Continue reading