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Nov 22

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Massachusetts drops Common Core test, will develop own student evaluations

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Massachusetts, a state considered a leader in education reform, decided last week to reject the Parcc test based on Common Core standards--a test still used in several other states. Instead, the state will develop its own exams to measure student…

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Nov 13

Watch 7:57
How unintentional but insidious bias can be the most harmful

By PBS News Hour

National attention has been focused on overt racial tensions on college campuses across the country. But what about smaller, subtle, more persistent forms of racism? Special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault speaks to Derald Wing Sue of Teachers College at Columbia University…

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Nov 13

Meet an education innovator who says knowledge is becoming obsolete

By Paul Solman

Do children need teachers to learn? Sugata Mitra doesn't think so.

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Nov 12

Watch 8:45
Given Internet access, can kids really learn anything by themselves?

By PBS News Hour

It started with a hole in the wall. Sugata Mitra, working for a software company in Delhi, cut a gap between his firm and the slum next door, putting out an Internet-connected computer for kids in the community to use.

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Nov 09

Watch 10:29
How Ferguson influenced the student uprising at Mizzou

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Oct 27

This artist turns mathematical concepts into intricate paintings

By Twin Cities PBS

Artist Emily Lynch works for a math publishing company in Minneapolis, training teachers to use materials that are created for visually-oriented students. She also creates paintings based on number systems.

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Oct 25

Watch 3:33
What will Obama’s new testing plan mean for American students?

By PBS News Hour

President Obama on Saturday called on states to cut back on standardized testing for U.S. school kids, who, on average, take eight of them every year, from pre-K through 12th grade every year. The Obama administration also released a testing…

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Oct 25

Watch 1:50
Afghanistan’s first women and gender studies program now in session

By PBS News Hour

Since the Taliban was ousted from power 14 years ago, Afghanistan's government has taken steps to improve the status of women, including in education. NewsHour's Megan Thompson reports.

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Oct 24

Obama calls for capping class time devoted to standardized tests

By Associated Press

Targeting one of education’s most divisive issues, President Barack Obama on Saturday called for capping standardized testing at 2 percent of classroom time and said the government shares responsibility for turning tests into the be-all and end-all of American schools.

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Oct 14

Pilot program expands student aid for non-traditional education

By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press

Thousands of students could be eligible for federal student aid as part of a new pilot program that will offer certificates and college credit for non-traditional programs.

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