Feb 05 House Democrats discuss updates to ‘No Child Left Behind’ law By Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press WASHINGTON — House Democratic lawmakers are clawing to get their views heard as Congress moves ahead on revising the much-maligned No Child Left Behind education law and its annual school testing requirements. They crowded into a small Capitol Hill hearing… Continue reading
Feb 05 Finally, random admissions: How one Yale class chooses its students By Vikram Mansharamani Vikram Mansharamani's business ethics class at Yale was so oversubscribed, he let the students decide who'd gain entry to the course. What followed was a true lesson in business ethics, where random selection was the final arbiter, and transparency was… Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch In rural West Virginia, schools help grandparents who are parenting for the second time By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 6:29 Schools in rural West Virginia aim to improve students’ prospects By PBS News Hour Boredom can mean trouble and bad health for children in rural America. In communities where resources are few, schools face the extra challenge of keeping students active, safe and healthy. Special correspondent John Tulenko of Learning Matters reports from McDowell… Continue watching
Jan 29 Dartmouth bans hard liquor in effort to address ‘at-risk’ behavior By Anna Sillers The school will also institute four years of mandatory sexual assault prevention programming. Continue reading
Jan 27 When my student told me she hates Malala, it made me rethink how I teach By Alison Walter In the crush of testing, standards and the pitfalls facing students in poverty, it is easy to lose sight of the incredible richness that our interconnected world can offer. So far, I have been able to find a few opportunities… Continue reading
Jan 26 Yale police aim gun at columnist’s son, turn spotlight on racial profiling on campus By Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed The debate over racial profiling -- already a hot topic on many college campuses -- gained renewed attention this weekend when Yale University police briefly detained a black male student Saturday evening. Continue reading
Jan 25 Colorado to federal government: Let our colleges grow pot for research By Andrew Mach Colorado colleges may soon begin growing their own weed -- that is, if a group of state officials have their way -- in order to study more in-depth the drug's health affects. Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch 6:40 Is ‘The Test’ failing American schools? By PBS News Hour As Congress considers revisions to the No Child Left Behind education law, there’s a larger debate about the role and efficacy of using standardized tests as assessment. Anya Kamenetz, author of “The Test: Why Our Schools Are Obsessed With Standardized… Continue watching
Jan 21 Republicans begin revising ‘No Child Left Behind’ By Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press A Republican-backed proposal is on the table with two options: keep the testing mandate as is or allow states to decide how to test. Continue reading