Jun 25 Watch 8:54 International Baccalaureate changes outlook for Seattle school By PBS News Hour The International Baccalaureate program, once thought of as a college preparatory curriculum exclusively for the rich, may also help students at struggling schools. The NewsHour’s April Brown explores how the program has transformed one high school in Seattle. Continue watching
May 20 Watch 8:40 What do struggling historically black colleges like SC State need to do to survive? By PBS News Hour Students graduating from South Carolina State are no different from most recent grads: diploma in hand, they look forward to a bright future. But their alma mater’s future is more uncertain. The historically black college is facing mounting financial troubles… Continue watching
May 18 Watch What’s the legacy of Head Start 50 years on? By PBS News Hour Fifty years ago, President Lyndon Johnson announced the creation of Head Start, the early education program designed to support the needs of low-income children and get them ready for elementary school. The NewsHour’s April Brown explores the legacy and efficacy… Continue watching
May 15 Watch 5:05 This high school trains Baltimore’s students to be artists By PBS News Hour At the Baltimore School for the Arts, students are admitted solely on their artistic potential; notable alumni of the pre-professional high school includes Jada Pinkett Smith and designer Christian Siriano. We meet some of the educators and current students who… Continue watching
May 07 Watch 6:55 When school safety drills weren’t so smooth, these students made a training video By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch 7:18 ‘World’s best teacher’ does not believe in tests and quizzes By PBS News Hour For 25 years, Nancie Atwell has run a small, independent K-8 school in Maine, where the goal is not just teaching young students, but also teachers. At the Center for Teaching and Learning, the school day is driven by a… Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch 7:14 Schools, students bracing themselves for new, tougher Common Core tests By PBS News Hour Students in 29 states are taking the Common Core tests for the first time this spring. A few years ago, one school in Washington, D.C., changed how it prepares for standardized tests, adopting home visits, pep rallies and new curricula… Continue watching
Apr 01 Watch 6:26 With growing focus on intervention for boys of color, a reminder not to forget the girls By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 17 Photo essay: Life inside a juvenile detention center for girls By Mike Fritz For the past eight years, photographer Richard Ross has been documenting juvenile detention centers across the country. He has visited more than 200 facilities in 34 states and been given rare access to interview and photograph more than 1,000… Continue reading
Mar 13 Watch 6:25 Tech giants battle for classrooms in Amish country By PBS News Hour Tech companies like Apple, Google and Microsoft are competing to get their products into classrooms around the U.S. Even in Amish country, where families live simply without technology like television or phones, some Amish children are learning to use these… Continue watching