Sep 24 Former Dropouts and Their Paths to Success Updated: 9:47 p.m. ET EmbedVideo(4542, 482, 304); On Monday we begin American Graduate Week with a panel discussion moderated by senior correspondent Ray Suarez. We hear from several former at-risk students who share their personal stories and… Continue reading
Sep 21 American Graduate Day Highlights Fight to Curb Student Dropouts More than 7,000 students drop out of school every day, a million each year. Join public media partners this Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012, for the first ever American Graduate Day -- a full day of multi-platform programing to… Continue reading
Sep 19 Young Voters Rank Education and the Economy as Top Priorities With a growing deficit and steady unemployment levels, it's no surprise that young voters (ages 18-29) list the economy as a top issue this election season. Many of these young people will cast their first Presidential vote come… Continue reading
Aug 21 Are Year-Round Enrichment Programs the Answer to Summer Learning Loss? NewsHour photo by Mike Fritz Few things conjure up childhood nostalgia like summer vacation. Yet the long period away from school is often cited by education experts as a crucial factor in explaining why some students fall behind in… Continue reading
Aug 21 From Middle School to College, Six Tips for Educational Success Rainier Scholar Kelabe Tewolde advises fellow scholar Pablo Santiago-Benitez. Photo by Mike Fritz/PBS NewsHour There is a shy grin on the face of Pablo Santiago-Benitez, 11, as he proudly explains why he's already planning for his university career. "You… Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch Year-Round School Commits to Students from Middle School to Last Day of College Rainier Scholars, a Seattle non-profit, is trying to curb high school drop out rates. Taking the long-term approach, they identify students with high barriers to higher education and ask them -- some as young as 10 -- to commit not… Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch In Rhode Island, Reinventing Summer School to Prevent Kids’ Learning Loss In Rhode Island, Reinventing Summer School to Prevent Kids' Learning Loss… Continue watching
Aug 13 Education Olympics: How Does the U.S. Rank? The United States left the 2012 London Olympics with 104 medals in tow. But how do we stack up against the world when it comes to education? According to this infograph by Certification Map, the U.S. -- which leads… Continue reading
Aug 01 School’s Out But PBS NewsHour Summer Programs Keep Young Reporters Busy While most students are on summer vacation, two Student Reporting Labs have been diligently working through the hot months. With grants from the National Science Foundation and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, students in Florida and Illinois… Continue reading
Jul 31 STEAM Ahead: Merging Arts and Science Education Akua Kouyate, Wolf Trap's senior director of education (Courtesy of Teddy Wolff) During tough economic times, arts and music programs are often some of the first programs cut in schools. But at Wolf Trap's Institute for Early Learning… Continue reading