Aug 23 Watch 6:37 National debate over parental rights and censorship enters local school board races By Amna Nawaz School board elections are increasingly becoming proxies for the larger political culture wars on issues of race, gender and parental rights. Several states have recently implemented laws that critics say effectively ban books in schools and libraries. Kelly Jensen, an… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch 8:27 Wampanoag descendants revive history of Native culture on Martha’s Vineyard By Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Anne Azzi Davenport Martha's Vineyard, with its beautiful shoreline and farm land, has long been a summer destination, but most visitors know little about the history of the Wampanoag people. A group on the island is reviving that history by educating children and… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch 3:02 Rapper Noname’s Brief But Spectacular take on community learning and solidarity By Melissa Williams, Elizabeth Burton Noname is a rapper and founder of the Noname Book Club, which encourages readers to support local bookstores and books by authors of color. The club now has 14 chapters across the United States. Here's her Brief But Spectacular take… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch 4:07 Students face anxieties during return to in-person school By Lorna Baldwin, Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson While most schools across the country returned to in-person instruction last year, many families opted to stick with virtual learning or switched to homeschooling. And for them, the start of this new school year brings a range of new anxieties. Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch 6:01 Why teachers in America are leaving the profession in droves By Harry Zahn, Winston Wilde As students return to the classroom, many will come back to school districts that are understaffed. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 44 percent of public schools will report teaching vacancies at the start of this year, with… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch 3:16 Arizona camp teaches foster children cowboy skills By Giovanni Soriano, Mariana Arboleda, Akilah Lewis, Caedmon Peterson, PBS Student Reporting Labs Fellow There are more than 14,000 children in Arizona’s foster care system and every summer, a few get to spend a night at the Flying E Ranch, riding horses, shooting arrows and making new friends out of the city and under… Continue watching
Aug 19 Utah judge reverses law banning transgender girls from sports By Brady McCombs, Sam Metz, Associated Press Transgender girls in Utah will be given the opportunity to participate in female sports as the school year begins after a judge reversed a ban pending legal challenges from parents. Continue reading
Aug 16 Biden administration announces $3.9 billion in debt cancelation for former ITT Tech students By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Students who used federal loans to attend ITT Technical Institute as far back as 2005 will automatically get that debt canceled. Continue reading
Aug 15 ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law brings worry, confusion to Florida schools By Anthony Izaguirre, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Educators are cautiously making changes as they wait to see how the new law governing lessons on gender and sexual orientation will be interpreted and enforced. Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 2:39 Remembering the life and work of Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and writer David McCullough, who died on Sunday at the age of 89, was perhaps best known for his biographies of two often overlooked presidents: John Adams and Harry Truman. But his interests ranged far and wide,… Continue watching