Sep 06 Watch 3:47 What accounts for the dramatic dip in SAT scores? By PBS News Hour The scores for the SAT this year were at the lowest they have been since the exam was overhauled a decade ago. Bloomberg education reporter Janet Lorin joins Alison Stewart for more on the dramatic dip in scores. Continue watching
Aug 28 Watch 10:03 Prep school rape trial raises questions about teen consent By PBS News Hour Nineteen-year-old Owen Labrie, a former student at a prep school in New Hampshire, was accused of raping a freshman girl in 2014, but a jury cleared him of felony rape, convicting him on other lesser charges. Jeffrey Brown discusses the… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 6:24 Can higher ed keep inmates from returning to prison after release? By PBS News Hour The phrase “school to prison pipeline” refers to the link between spending time in failing schools and landing time behind bars. A pilot program aims to rewrite that saying by creating a “prison to college” pipeline. Special correspondent for education… Continue watching
Jul 09 The formula for making a good college investment By Paul Solman Is college worth the financial cost? Here's what parents and students need to know to make the best financial decision when it comes to deciding on which college to attend. Continue reading
Jul 01 Why the government let many trade schools become diploma mills By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press WASHINGTON — How did trade schools go from being mom-and-pop shops that trained mechanics and hair stylists to making billions on Wall Street? And if the industry is as predatory as the Education Department and many lawmakers suggest, why didn't… Continue reading
May 21 Stephen Colbert, Madeleine Albright and others have some advice for the class of 2015 By Colleen Shalby For the past few weeks, college graduates across the country have accepted their diplomas, bidding their academic years adieu as they embark into the world beyond. But not before listening to a classic commencement speech about the time behind them,… Continue reading
May 14 Government opens public inquiry into potentially ‘harmful’ student loan servicing practices By Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau opened a public inquiry Thursday into student loan servicing practices that it says can make paying back loans "stressful or harmful."… Continue reading
May 06 Watch 8:38 Why Starbucks is offering workers a college education, hold the debt By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch 6:29 Jon Krakauer tackles campus rape in ‘typical’ college town By PBS News Hour In many ways, Missoula, Montana, is a typical American college town. Now it’s the setting of author and journalist Jon Krakauer’s new investigative book, which dissects a series of student sexual assault cases and the challenges of prosecuting certain abusers. Continue watching
Apr 15 Why I’m telling some of my students not to go to college By Jillian Gordon As educators, it’s time to stop pushing all of our students to go to college, and instead push them towards the path that is right for them. Continue reading