Dec 20 After Oxford High shooting, Michigan teachers ask: How do we keep going? By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang In interviews across the state, teachers told the PBS NewsHour they are tired, frustrated, and angry about continued gun violence in schools on top of pandemic challenges. Continue reading
Nov 23 Schools across the country are struggling to find staff. Here’s why By Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado, Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, Gabrielle Hays, Roby Chavez Paying students to serve lunches during school hours. Bringing retired teachers back to the classroom. Across the country, these are some of the short-term solutions to a nationwide shortage of school staff… Continue reading
Oct 18 WATCH: First Lady Jill Biden calls teachers ‘most consequential’ people after parents By News Desk President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden hosted a White House ceremony Monday to recognize the 2021 and 2020 national teachers of the year, the state teacher finalists for those years and teachers nationwide. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 4:55 How to talk to kids about race and racism As schools across the nation resumed in-person classes, teachers and students faced increased pressure from local school boards and organizations over how to teach and talk about race in the classroom. Dana Crawford, a pediatric and clinical psychologist in New… Continue watching
Oct 05 Arizona can’t use COVID money for anti-mask grants, feds say By Collin Binkley, Associated Press In a letter to Ducey, the Treasury Department said the grant programs are "not a permissible use" of the funding. Continue reading
Sep 30 WATCH: Education officials testify about supporting schools during COVID, School board group asks US for help policing threats By News Desk and Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra are expected to testify before a Senate committee on Thursday about schools during the pandemic. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 7:59 School districts intensify summer programs to combat learning lost during the pandemic By Stephanie Sy Summer is here, but the disruptions caused by the pandemic are affecting summer plans of some students and teachers. Educators around the country are scrambling to help students catch up. Many are utilizing billions in federal stimulus funds to beef… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 7:49 COVID ‘knocked the wind out of’ Navajo Nation, its colleges. Here’s how they’re recovering By Stephanie Sy, Gretchen Frazee, Lena I. Jackson Many tribal colleges and universities are located in remote areas and often serve older and low-income American Indian students. Many lack access to basic necessities like internet and running water, making learning during the pandemic especially difficult. As Stephanie Sy… Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch 7:21 Record enrollment at Maine college offering diverse learning options post-pandemic By Jeffrey Brown, Mike Fritz Across the country, more than 60 colleges have closed or merged since 2016. The COVID-19 pandemic put further financial pressure on colleges and students alike. But one college in Unity, Maine is seeing record enrollment by offering students various learning… Continue watching
Jun 08 Watch 6:16 An argument against free community college tuition Seventeen states in the U.S. now offer free community college tuition, and existing programs cover tuition for many students. But President Biden wants to make that happen nationwide. This week we'll explore both sides of the debate over free community… Continue watching