May 10 Watch 10:02 States push for harsher school discipline practices to address student misbehavior By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris School administrators and teachers are concerned about ongoing problems with student conduct that are disruptive and difficult to deal with. Several states are beginning to propose big changes about how to handle it. We hear from teachers across the country… Continue watching
May 09 Watch 8:28 Community colleges pay student expenses beyond tuition hoping to boost graduation rates By Hari Sreenivasan, Sam Weber Community colleges can be a catapult to economic mobility, dramatically increasing earnings and almost all are open admission. But most students that start degrees do not finish on time, and many don’t finish at all. Hari Sreenivasan reports on a… Continue watching
May 08 From data privacy to AI, here are new rules Congress is considering for tech companies By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Most Democrats and Republicans agree that the federal government should better regulate the biggest technology companies, particularly social media platforms. But there is very little consensus on how it should be done. Continue reading
May 04 Watch 6:34 Poor test scores reveal shortcomings in students’ understanding of history and civics By John Yang, Dorothy Hastings Eighth-grade U.S. history and civics test scores dropped last year to their lowest levels ever recorded by the Department of Education. These are just the latest declines among subjects tested since the pandemic. John Yang has a look at what's… Continue watching
May 03 Florida Republicans pass school bills on pronouns, diversity programs By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press Florida Republicans have approved bills to ban diversity programs in colleges and prevent students and teachers from being required to use pronouns that don't correspond to someone's biological sex, building on top priorities of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. Continue reading
May 02 Watch 6:59 New initiative aims to boost graduation rates at historically Black colleges By Hari Sreenivasan, Ryan Connelly Holmes As we enter another graduation season, historically Black colleges and universities are working hard to increase the number of students who walk across their stages in the years to come. One program is doing that by focusing on reenrollment and… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch 5:16 How Montana is tackling the teacher shortage crisis in rural schools By Stan Parker, Montana PBS Montana has faced a staggering teacher shortage for years, especially schools in rural areas and on Native American reservations. The pandemic brought new urgency and new ideas for how to ease the crisis, including a new program that hopes to… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 7:51 Judy Blume describes latest wave of book bans and censorship as ‘disgusting’ and ‘fascist’ By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport The new film “Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret,” is shining a spotlight on Judy Blume, author of the original novel. Many of her books deal with issues of sexuality and adolescence rarely found elsewhere when Blume was writing. Continue watching
Apr 27 WATCH: Biden greets hundreds of kids on Take Our Kids to Work Day By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Thursday greeted scores of children for Take Our Kids to Work Day at the White House, fielding questions on everything from his breakfast to what he does all day. Continue reading
Apr 26 Here’s what’s in the GOP bill to lift the U.S. debt limit By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The bill has virtually no chance of becoming law, but Republicans hope it will force Biden to the negotiating table on the debt limit. Continue reading