Jan 20 The reality of life and death intersect for students at two Oakland schools By April Brown, Mike Fritz Sometimes, the realities of life and death intersect at Life Academy, a health sciences-focused public school in Oakland, California. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 4:13 With more U.S. students living in poverty, education system faces strain By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 16 New report shows majority of U.S. students are low-income By Corinne Segal The report measured poverty among students by the number of those that qualified for free and reduced lunch. Continue reading
Jan 12 Students in Pakistan return to school a month after Taliban massacre By Ariel Min Students in Pakistan returned to school today for the first time since Taliban militants stormed into classrooms and killed 134 children at Army Public School in Peshawar last month. Continue reading
Jan 12 Education secretary says rolling back 'No Child Left Behind' testing would deprive students By Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Monday that testing U.S. schoolchildren annually in math and reading is critical for measuring their educational progress, setting the stage for what is likely to be a contentious Capitol Hill debate on the… Continue reading
Jan 07 With number of English learners growing, school districts get federal guidance on honoring students' civil rights By Kyla Calvert Mason For the first time this year, non-white children make up a larger portion of the country’s public school students than white children. Within that growing racial diversity is an increasing linguistic diversity. There are about 5 million public school students… Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch Why a GOP-controlled Congress may abandon No Child Left Behind law By PBS News Hour When Congress returns to work next week, Republicans will have substantial majorities in the House and the Senate. Republican leaders have promised they will initiate new legislation, and one of their first efforts may be to roll back parts of… Continue watching
Dec 25 Watch 7:39 What will sink and what will survive as states test Common Core? By PBS News Hour In 2008, a set of academic standards for U.S. public schools called the Common Core was created for states to voluntarily implement. Intended to raise the bar for American students and teachers, many states that originally signed on are now… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch 7:28 Taliban massacre of schoolchildren shocks Pakistan By PBS News Hour Taliban gunmen stormed a military-run school in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing scores of young students. The Pakistani Taliban claimed it was in retaliation for a new government military offensive. Chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner reports on the events and Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 8:34 Why haven't efforts worked to stop dangerous drinking at college? By PBS News Hour More than 1,800 students die each year in the U.S. from alcohol-related incidents, and nearly 100,000 sexual assaults have been reported that were linked to intoxication. How do we address the dark consequences of excessive drinking on college campuses? Gwen… Continue watching