Education Jul 02 Watch 8:48 Would eliminating this standardized test increase racial equity in elite NYC schools? New York City’s elite public high schools are being scrutinized for their admissions practices, which are yielding disproportionately low populations of black and Latino students. In response, the mayor and school chancellor want to eliminate a standardized test critics say… By Hari Sreenivasan, Laura Fong
Agents for Change Jul 01 Watch 6:13 How to improve education and economic opportunity for black South Africans It’s been 25 years since the end of apartheid in South Africa, but parts of the brutal era’s legacy still linger. Ensuring that all South Africans receive an equal education, for example, remains an elusive challenge. Special correspondent Fred de… By Fred de Sam Lazaro
Education Jun 28 Watch 6:24 Innovative program helps even the playing field for poor students — and boost graduation rates For Georgia State’s Tyler Mulvenna, a $900 grant from an innovative retention program let him live on campus, work less and do what he came to do: study. The school, worried about abysmal graduation rates for poor students found, a… By PBS NewsHour