Dec 31 Boston’s School-to-Career Program Gives Disadvantaged Students Running Start Escarolyn Garcia, second from right, in 2011 with other students selected as Judge Davis S. Nelson Fellows. Photos courtesy of Escarolyn Garcia Escarolyn Garcia grew up learning several skills that would be useful in the workplace. She participated in pageants… Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch Why After-School Jobs Keep Young Adults in School Jobs can provide teenagers with an exciting glimpse of economic freedom, as well as a new set of responsibilities and money, often for the first time. But education experts say part-time and after-school jobs also play a pivotal role in… Continue watching
Dec 27 After-School Jobs Spark Academic Success The NewsHour's American Graduate team recently traveled to Boston to report on youth employment rates and how the city is reaching out to businesses in an effort to link the classroom to potential careers. Continue reading
Dec 27 What Have We Learned From the Dropout Crisis? In Clark County, Nevada, Chaparral High School's turnaround program had administrators going door-to-door to bring dropouts back to the classroom. Photo by Mike Fritz/PBS NewsHour. Here's a statistic we've reported on all year: One in four students drops out… Continue reading
Dec 14 How Will the Fiscal Cliff Impact Education Funding? Education and politics in the U.S. are far from strangers, and the current ruckus in Washington over the so-called "fiscal cliff" is making no exceptions. With tax increases and across-the-board spending cuts set to take effect in January if… Continue reading
Dec 07 It Takes a Village: City Year’s Role in Dropout Prevention Watch: City Year corps member Sara Ross describes what her team does at Broadmoor Middle School and how they make a difference in students' lives. Editor's note: The latest installment of our American Graduate series takes us to Broadmoor… Continue reading
Dec 06 Why ‘Mastering’ the Basics of Why We Go to School Matters Editor's note: The latest installment of our American Graduate series takes us to Broadmoor Middle School in Baton Rouge, La., a school that is using data to improve student attendance, behavior and class performance. Watch the report here. Continue reading
Dec 06 ‘Insider Trading’ Used to Retool Failing Schools Broadmoor Middle School in Baton Rouge, La., is starting to see improvements in student attendance, behavior and class performance. It's an unlikely success story for a school where 95 percent of the students are eligible for free or reduced lunch. Continue reading
Dec 06 Gospel Singer Motivates Youth through Nonprofit EmbedVideo(5236, 482, 304); Video edited by John Dargan. As a Grammy award-winning Christian singer, gospel artist and worship leader at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church, Israel Houghton wants part of his legacy to be his work helping… Continue reading