Sep 15 WATCH: College officials testify on compensating student athletes By Associated Press The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions will hold a hearing Sept. 15 on the potential impact of compensating college athletes on students and higher education institutions. Continue reading
Sep 14 Italy’s initial virus hotspot back to school after 7 months By Associated Press Schools throughout the country struggled to identify new classroom spaces, for instance in church oratory buildings, and construct outside learning spaces. Continue reading
Sep 10 Miami-Dade school district cuts ties with online platform By Associated Press The platform is run by the for-profit tech education company K12. Its investors have included Michael Milken and current Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, the Herald reported. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch 7:19 This unusual Charleston college produces educated artisans By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport An unusual college in Charleston, South Carolina, offers a four-year liberal arts education while students also earn certification in one of eight artisan trades. The blended approach enhances students' capabilities -- and helps replenish the domestic pipeline of craftspeople. Jeffrey… Continue watching
Sep 09 Teacher deaths from COVID-19 raise alarms as new school year begins By Jim Salter, Leah Willingham, Associated Press Teachers in at least three states have died after bouts with the coronavirus since the dawn of the new school year. A teachers’ union leader worries that the return to in-person classes will have a deadly impact across the U.S. Continue reading
Sep 08 How social media is helping students of color speak out about racism on campus By Christian Peña Thousands of students from colleges and universities with majority white populations have used anonymous Instagram accounts to share their experiences dealing with racism on their respective campuses. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch 3:21 How do teenagers feel about this very strange school year? By Student Reporting Labs As schools across the country resume, parents and educators are debating the relative merits of at-home and in-class learning. But what do the students themselves think? Our Student Reporting Labs program teamed up with Detroit Public Television for a series… Continue watching
Sep 01 New York City delays start of school year to allow more prep time By Karen Matthews, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press The development comes after de Blasio emphasized for months that the city's 1.1 million public school students need schools to resume in-person instruction this fall after a thorny plunge into remote learning in March. Continue reading
Sep 01 How stereotypes can color teachers’ digital expectations for their students By Matt Rafalow, The Conversation While providing access to digital technology is important, it won’t even the digital playing field. If teachers can embrace all students' digital interests as opportunities for learning, it would help. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 6:01 Homeschooling through the coronavirus pandemic By Ivette Feliciano, Connie Kargbo, Sam Weber Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic there has been growing interest from parents in homeschooling their children after schools across the nation abruptly shut down and transitioned to remote learning. Ivette Feliciano caught up with two parents in Georgia… Continue watching