Nov 23 Watch 4:25 With DeVos pick, school choice is likely Trump education priority By PBS News Hour President-elect Donald Trump has named Betsy DeVos as his choice for education secretary. DeVos, who has never worked in public education, is a prominent advocate of charter schools and school vouchers. What does this pick say about Donald Trump’s education… Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch 7:15 California ballot revives debate on expanding bilingual education By PBS News Hour On Nov. 8, California voters will vote on a proposition that would make it easier for school districts to expand bilingual education. Critics say English-only instruction is crucial to assimilation, while supporters argue that it would be an opportunity to… Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch 4:03 Boston brings the music back by boosting arts education By PBS News Hour At a time when schools across the country are cutting arts education, this city is aiming to make it universal. Myran Parker-Brass, a classically trained mezzo-soprano who sang for the Boston Symphony, is working to provide weekly arts education to… Continue watching
Sep 13 Twitter Chat: How to get more Latino males pursuing higher education By Kenya Downs How can more Latino males overcome financial and cultural barriers to higher education? Join The PBS NewsHour for our Twitter chat. Continue reading
Sep 13 When a college closes, what does a student do next? By Matt Krupnick, The Hechinger Report After a college closes, thousands of students may be give up just when the country needs more people with degrees. Continue reading
Sep 12 The shortage of non-white professors is a self-perpetuating problem By Matt Krupnick, The Hechinger Report People in doctoral pipelines to university jobs are disproportionately white, making black educators hard to come by. Continue reading
Aug 19 One million U.S. students could be studying Mandarin by 2020 By Corey Mitchell, Education Week In 2009, there were only 10 Mandarin dual-language programs in the United States. Now there are nearly 200. Continue reading
Jul 15 Impact of Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling could reach K-12, higher ed By Mark Walsh, Education Week The controversial ruling on race-based admissions could have lasting and immediate effects everywhere, from the most selective colleges to neighborhood K-12 schools. Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch 7:59 In elementary education, ‘doing science’ rather than just memorizing it By PBS News Hour The battle over Common Core education standards is playing out across the country, but a new set of requirements for teaching science is creeping into curricula without the same fanfare. Some states are voluntarily adopting the practices, which emphasize more… Continue watching
Jun 13 What’s it like to attend a multilingual high school? By Deanna Del Ciello, Swikar Patel, Education Week Every wonder what it's like to attend a multilingual school? At this Pennsylvania high school, more than 15 languages are spoken. Continue reading