Oct 03 American Graduate Day 2015 celebrates efforts to build student success By Adelyn Baxter Tune in Saturday as PBS celebrates individuals and organizations working to help students reach the goal of high school graduation. Continue reading
Oct 02 Education Secretary Arne Duncan to step down in December By Josh Lederman and Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Arne Duncan is stepping down in December after 7 years in the Obama administration. Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch 9:10 On the journey to meet the high standards of education in Japan By PBS News Hour Since 2003, PBS has followed children from different countries as part of the documentary series "Time for School." In this fourth installment, hear the story of Ken Higashiguchi from Nara, Japan, where the school hours are long and the expectations… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 9:31 Shadowed by fear and violence: One student's story from a Rio slum By PBS News Hour Since 2003, PBS has followed children from different countries as part of the documentary series "Time for School." In this second installment, hear the story of Jefferson Narciso from Rocinha, one of Rio de Janeiro's poorest and violent neighborhoods. Shy… Continue watching
Sep 16 Column: Ahmed's clock proves it's time to disarm our irrational fear By Wendy Thomas Russell The story of a Texas 9th-grader arrested because he had the gall to make a clock and bring it to school to show his teacher has left Americans understandably reeling. But Ahmed Mohamed’s situation is about more than Islamophobia. It’s… Continue reading
Sep 13 College students can apply earlier for financial aid, government says By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Aspiring college students will be able to apply for federal financial aid three months earlier than now and submit a previous year's tax return, changes aimed at helping more people pay for school, the White House said Sunday. Continue reading
Sep 06 As school begins, many kids still waiting on Common Core results By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press With new backpacks, pens and pencils and clothes, millions of children are back in school or heading there after summer vacation. Many are excited, some are anxious - and still waiting for the results of the new tests they took… Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 9:38 What's the grade for extra reading time in low-performing Florida schools? By PBS News Hour Florida requires 300 low-performing elementary schools to add an hour of focused reading to their school day. Four years into the initiative, how effective has it been? Alison Stewart checks in for this update to a report that aired last… Continue watching
Aug 29 Initial Common Core scores higher than expected but goals unfulfilled By Associated Press Results for some of the states that participated in Common Core-aligned testing for the first time this spring are out, with overall scores higher than expected though still below what many parents may be accustomed to seeing. Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch 3:45 Florida schools get failing grade due to re-segregation, investigation finds By PBS News Hour This week, an investigation of five Florida elementary schools in low-income, predominantly black neighborhoods of St. Petersburg labeled the schools 'failure factories,' partially blaming racial re-segregation over the past eight years. Tampa Bay Times reporter Michael LaForgia joins Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching