Jan 27 Holocaust novel 'Maus' banned in Tennessee school district By Associated Press A Tennessee school district has voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust due to “inappropriate language" and an illustration of a nude woman, according to minutes from a board meeting. Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch 5:07 Air strike threats don't deter these Syrian children from going to school By Ali Rogin, Morgan Till, Dan Sagalyn Syria is in the throes of conflict. In the northeast, Syrian Kurdish forces are fighting ISIS militants who forced a prison break last week. It’s the largest recent ISIS resurgence. The president and his Russian allies are continuing airstrikes in… Continue watching
Jan 27 WATCH: Education Secretary Cardona gives update on student support during the COVID-19 pandemic By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Thursday that the nation’s schools must act more urgently to help millions of students who have fallen behind during the pandemic. "We must make up for lost time,” he said. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 5:17 Two years into the pandemic, students still struggle with mental health By Student Reporting Labs As students across the country continue to experience the many changes the pandemic has brought, some are struggling to adjust to their "new normal." As a part of NewsHour's Student Reporting Labs, student reporter Teri Bell followed up with school… Continue watching
Jan 25 In major overhaul, SAT exam will soon be taken digitally By Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press The administrators of the SAT say the exam will move from paper and pencil to a digital format. Continue reading
Jan 24 Supreme Court to hear challenge to affirmative action in college admissions By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The conservative-dominated Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions, adding affirmative action to major cases on abortion, guns, religion and COVID-19 already on the agenda. Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch 7:22 What Run-DMC, Peter Parker, and Linus have in common By Christopher Booker Since his earliest days on the mic, DMC, the co-founder of what many consider to be the greatest rap group of all time, has offered countless rhymes and tales—about what it was to be a kid from Queens who wore… Continue watching
Jan 21 Arizona sues Biden over federal money being used for schools without mask rules By Bob Christie, Associated Press The lawsuit filed in Phoenix federal court on Friday comes a week after the U.S. Treasury Department demanded that Ducey either restructure the $163 million program to eliminate restrictions it says undermine public health recommendations or pay back the money. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch 4:58 Why Biden's pledges of free college, waiving student debt remain unfulfilled By Geoff Bennett, Ebony Joseph One year into President Joe Biden's tenure, we take stock of the status of some of his key campaign promises surrounding education, including the promise to reopen K-12 schools during the pandemic and provide two years of free community college. Continue watching
Jan 21 State Department plans on policy changes to woo international STEM students By Josh Boak, Associated Press Senior Biden administration officials say the State Department will let eligible visiting students in those fields complete up to 36 months of academic training. There will also be a new initiative to connect these students with U.S. businesses. Continue reading