May 18 Twitter Chat: How can colleges retain their most vulnerable students? By Kenya Downs What more can colleges and universities do to ensure the country's most vulnerable students aren't just enrolling but are graduating too? Join NewsHour for our Twitter chat on college retention rates. Continue reading
May 16 A teacher mispronouncing a student’s name can have a lasting impact By Corey Mitchell, Education Week A name is more than just a name. It's one of the first things children recognize, one of the first words they learn to say, it's how the world identifies them. Continue reading
May 16 These 44 colleges will accept Pell grants from high schoolers who want college credit By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Thousands of low-income students in nearly two dozen states will soon be able to get federal grants to take college courses while still in high school, part of a program the Obama administration plans to begin this summer. Continue reading
May 13 Minority students get a boost from high-achievement classes By Making Sen$e Editor Participation in a fourth-grade class for the gifted raised reading and math scores of high-achieving black and Hispanic students. Continue reading
May 12 Watch 7:53 What quality do the most successful people share? True grit By PBS NewsHour, Sarah Clune Hartman What makes a person successful? For Professor Angela Duckworth, the answer is grit, an intangible trait that motivates passion and perseverance. In a study at West Point, Duckworth found that grit mattered more for success than leadership ability, intelligence and… Continue watching
May 12 Column: When to quit, from an expert on grit By Angela Duckworth Grit is passion and perseverance for long-term goals — essentially, the opposite of quitting. But is quitting ever a good thing?… Continue reading
May 11 Affordable options for college students are disappearing fast By Mikhail Zinshteyn, The Hechinger Report As policymakers try to increase college-going, the cost has finally exceeded the grasp of low- and middle-income Americans. Continue reading
May 10 Watch 8:31 What happens when a nursing home and a day care center share a roof? What can a 5-year-old learn from a 95-year-old? At Seattle’s Providence Mount St. Vincent nursing home, that question is answered daily. You see, “The Mount” also houses a child care center of 125 tots. And the full cycle of life… Continue watching
May 10 Twitter chat: Demanding change on college campuses By Kenya Downs Months after protests on campuses reached a boiling point nationally, what's next for the student activists who became the faces of a movement?… Continue reading
May 09 New research uncovers little improvement in achievement gap By Sarah D. Sparks, Education Week Fifteen years of new programs, testing, standards, and accountability have not ended racial achievement gaps in the United States. Continue reading