Jul 09 Watch 7:48 What should replace No Child Left Behind? By PBS News Hour No Child Left Behind, an educational reform law with a controversial legacy, expired eight years ago and has yet to be replaced. This week, the Senate took up the first bipartisan effort to replace the law. Hari Sreenivasan talks to… Continue watching
May 26 How a class in lobstering helped turn around this Maine high school By Sarah Butrymowicz, The Hechinger Report DEER ISLE, Maine — Fifteen-year-old Elliot Nevells spends his summers working on a lobster boat. The days are long and grueling, but he doesn’t mind. He comes from a family of fishermen and, like many teens in his island community… Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch One student’s dyslexia changed how a community viewed learning By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch Can a lawsuit by nine students topple teacher tenure? By PBS News Hour Arguments ended this week in a landmark California lawsuit in which nine public school students sued to overturn the state's teacher tenure laws. Will the outcome spell the end of some prized teacher rights? Experts say the case could impact… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch Ohio Third Graders Face Retention Ultimatum: Learn to Read or Repeat the Year Ohio Third Graders Face Retention Ultimatum: Learn to Read or Repeat the Year… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch Why Students Who Underperform, Fall Behind or Fail Classes Drop Out of School Why Students Who Underperform, Fall Behind or Fail Classes Drop Out of School… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch In South Texas, Luring Dropouts Back By Sending Them to College In South Texas, Luring Students Back By Sending Them to College… Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch Melinda Gates on the Importance of Evaluations in Shaping Effective Teachers Melinda Gates on the Importance of Evaluations in Shaping Effective Teachers… Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch New Law Changes Student Loan Landscape President Obama enacted a sweeping remake of the student lending market by signing the final piece of the health care overhaul into law. Jeffrey Brown talks to a higher education reporter about how the new law will impact college students… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch Teachers Lose Funding Over Quibbles with Obama Education Policy John Merrow explores why some teachers' unions are walking away from a share of some $4.35 billion in federal funds through the Obama administration's new Race to the Top grant competition. Continue watching