Mar 14 Obama Pushes Overhaul of No Child Left Behind Law, but Testing Will Remain Central When it comes to his domestic agenda, President Obama frequently gets criticism from conservatives for what they see as overreaching on issues that he didn't define during his campaign. At the same time, he's often criticized from the left… Continue reading
Mar 04 In War Zones, Education Takes a Backseat to Other Needs By Larisa Epatko Education is often another casualty in countries wracked by violence, a recent U.N. report found, as more immediate needs such as food and shelter take priority. But some aid groups say education should be viewed with more urgency as a… Continue reading
Feb 17 Duncan Holds Labor Summit Amid Increasing Teacher Tensions Even as Education Secretary Arne Duncan opened what he called an "historic" summit in Denver this week between union leaders and education administrators, relations between those two groups have perhaps never been more strained. A host of Republican-sponsored… Continue reading
Feb 15 Live Chat | Teaching Egypt: Lessons in Democracy, Culture, Technology By News Desk As PBS NewsHour continues to cover the latest events in Egypt and beyond, our site for students and teachers, PBS NewsHour Extra, partnered with Independent Television Service (ITVS) to pull together some unique perspectives on the situation… Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch Chicagoland Students See Success Hitting the Gym, Then Hitting the Books PBS's Need to Know examines a school in a Chicago suburb transforming academics by emphasizing physical education immediately before some of students' toughest classes. Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch In Hypercompetitive South Korea, Pressures Mount on Young Pupils Margaret Warner reports from Seoul, where extraordinary student commitment has helped the nation's 15 year olds rank second in the world in reading and fourth in math, well ahead of their American counterparts. Many students take private lessons in addition… Continue watching
Jan 03 Happy New Year? Job Market Looking Up for College Grads? By Elizabeth Shell Not surprisingly, a poor economy does not bode well for college grads trying to enter the job market. "The last couple of years have been a very, very tough time to be coming out of college," said Richard… Continue reading
Dec 30 Watch Whose Version of History Is Taught? Arizona Law Bans Ethnic Studies Classes An Arizona law is going into effect Friday aimed at shutting down ethnic studies classes in Tucson's public schools, but is binding on all public schools in the state. Lucky Severson reports on the new law in a story that… Continue watching
Dec 23 Who Wins and Who Loses When Big Schools Are Closed Down? For years, educators, parents and experts have debated the merits of whether smaller schools truly provide a better opportunity and atmosphere where children can learn. But even as that debate continues, more and more large schools are being shut… Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch In NYC, Small Schools Touted to Make a Big Difference in Education Reform An effort to create smaller schools in New York City has spurred some success stories -- and controversy -- among educators. John Tulenko reports. Continue watching