Apr 30 Watch In St. Louis, Efforts To Help Low Income Students Go A Long Way The last of this week's coverage from St. Louis examines education in the region. Judy Woodruff looks at a group's efforts to make college a reality for low-income students in the midst of the economic downturn. Continue watching
Apr 30 Some Like It Hot: Glass Art at Third Degree Despite the medium's tendency toward transparency, glass blowing has a surprisingly opaque history. Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch St. Louis Program Helps Make College More Affordable for Low-Income Students The College Summit program in St. Louis Missouri helps low income students turn their dreams of college into reality. In this interview, teacher Brian Kruger describes how the program transformed the school, his students and his own life. Continue watching
Apr 21 Service Bill Aimed at Mobilizing New Generation of Volunteers By PBS News Hour President Barack Obama signed a $5.7 billion national service bill Tuesday that triples the size of the AmeriCorps service program over the next eight years and expands ways for students to earn money for college. Continue reading
Apr 17 Study: Writing About Values Boosts Grades, Shrinks Achievement Gap By PBS News Hour A short self-affirming writing exercise that took only about an hour of class time boosted struggling black junior high school students' grade point average by nearly half a point over two years, according to a new study. Continue reading
Apr 02 How Does the Student Loan Landscape Look? Question: With the way things are right now, how does it look in the future for taking out student loans? For instance, if I take out a student loan in the next two years, how much is that going to… Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch Duncan Poised to Assert New Power as Education Chief President Barack Obama called for big changes in education earlier this week. John Merrow profiles Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, who will be heading up the president's calls for reform and who may bring new strategies to the education policy… Continue watching
Mar 10 From Moscow With Jazz The forecast called for a mix of rain and snow in Moscow, and that's exactly what greeted Jackie Ryan last month when she arrived for her first visit to the Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival. Continue reading
Mar 10 Obama Outlines Five Top Education Priorities By Admin, PBS News Hour Speaking before the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Tuesday, President Barack Obama laid out broad reform goals for the nation's school system, delivering the first major education speech of his presidency. Continue reading
Feb 17 Facing Budget Deficits, States Eye Stimulus Funds By PBS News Hour As governors and state legislatures examine the economic stimulus bill President Obama plans to sign Tuesday, they are assessing whether it could help them avoid raising taxes, cutting jobs or scaling back programs to close growing budget deficits. Continue reading