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
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