Jan 08 This South Bronx kid would have failed the marshmallow test. So how did he get into Yale? By Simone Pathe The marshmallow test is famous: Give a kid a marshmallow and see if he or she can show enough self-control to hold off eating it and, as a reward, enjoy a second. Its results have often be viewed as fatalistic… Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch 6:31 Can innovative schools be all-inclusive in Philadelphia? By PBS News Hour Can schools that enroll students of all skill levels use the same methods as more academically selective programs? In the second half of our report on Philadelphia’s public schools, special correspondent for education John Merrow reports on the city’s U… Continue watching
Oct 10 How to teach self-control and reduce economic inequality By Walter Mischel If taught young, self-control skills can have strong protective effects, even helping those whose vulnerabilities might make them more likely to fall behind economically. That's according to Walter Mischel, author of "The Marshmallow Test," in part four of his conversation… Continue reading
Sep 01 How to start your own charter school: one family’s recipe for startup success By Elizabeth Jones Wynee Sade and her husband along with four other families decided to establish their own dual-language Mandarin immersion school. Meeting at each other’s homes with just a blank sheet of paper, they began the long and arduous process of establishing… Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch In Houston, traditional public school shares ideas and a roof with charter schools By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 05 Watch New Orleans rebuilds education system with charter schools By PBS News Hour In September, New Orleans will be the country’s first all-charter school district. The evolution was accelerated after Hurricane Katrina, when state officials and others seized the opportunity to overhaul the city’s troubled schools. Special education correspondent John Merrow and Sarah… Continue watching
May 29 Hurricane Katrina legacy continues in New Orleans with all-charter school district By April Brown When students in the New Orleans Recovery School district head back to class next fall, not one will be attending a traditional public school. The Louisiana city’s Recovery School District, formed after Hurricane Katrina devastated the area, closed its… Continue reading
Apr 24 New York City vs. its charter schools By News Desk In New York City, a conflict is brewing between city government and one of the most successful charter school networks in the city. Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch A Checklist to Keep Good Teachers in the Classroom Good teachers can help students stay in school and keep them from dropping out. But what must schools do to keep top teachers from burning out and leaving the field? Hari Sreenivasan has the story of a Connecticut school that… Continue watching