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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks at the United States Conference of Mayors winter meeting in Washington on January 24, 2019. Photo by Yuri Gripas/Reuters

Education Apr 23

Nation’s Report Card scores dip for history, geography

By Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press

Education Oct 22

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How this community college is preparing students for careers in aviation

According to Boeing, 800,000 new pilots will be needed worldwide over the next 20 years. In Bend, Oregon, a community college is preparing students to resolve this critical need -- and cultivate their own career success. Special correspondent Cat Wise…

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Science Jun 22

Elementary student takes a math test
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Could the United States finally adopt the metric system?

The United States, Liberia and Myanmar are the only countries in the world that do not officially use the metric system for weights and measurements. On the brink of Thursday’s Brexit vote, author Daniel Pink wonders when, if ever, the…

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Nation Sep 06

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What’s the grade for extra reading time in low-performing Florida schools?

Florida requires 300 low-performing elementary schools to add an hour of focused reading to their school day. Four years into the initiative, how effective has it been? Alison Stewart checks in for this update to a report that aired last…

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Nation Sep 27

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Closing the gap: Low-performing Florida grade schools add extra reading time

The state of Florida recently mandated the 300 lowest-performing elementary schools add an extra hour of reading instruction each day, the first in the country to do so. But while supporters are convinced the extra time will improve kids' reading,…

By Andrew Mach

Sep 26

Twitter Chat: What do today’s high school graduates need to know and how can this be measured?

By Nora Daly

In conjunction with American Graduate Day, PBS NewsHour will be hosting a Twitter chat exploring the question of what today’s high school graduates need to know and how this knowledge can be measured.

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Jul 15

Get a liberal arts B.A., not a business B.A., for the coming artisan economy

By Lawrence Katz

Why should young people today want a liberal arts education? A strong multidisciplinary background teaches the flexibility and critical thinking needed to take advantage of the new "artisan economy" that Harvard's Larry Katz thinks can help bolster America's middle class.

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Apr 11

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Facing bipartisan backlash, Oklahoma reconsiders Common Core education standards

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Feb 06

Two loves: An adjunct’s journey from the classroom to the racetrack

By Ingrid Steffensen

Ingrid Steffensen thought she'd be spending her life on a university campus. But the relationship she imagined for herself -- teaching and reading and writing full-time (and making a living doing it) -- wasn’t to be. Her love for the…

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Feb 04

Why recess and physical education are making a comeback

By April Brown

It’s hard not to smile and move to the beat when you see Katie McLiver’s first grade classroom dancing to some of their favorite songs. The students at Fox Hill Elementary School in suburban Indianapolis do the “Sid Shuffle” with…

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