Feb 13 Watch Closing the Gap: Sen. Tim Scott on fighting poverty by offering ‘cafeteria plan’ of educational choices By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 06 Billionaire inventor James Dyson demands UK invest in engineering By Andy Swab Billionaire business man James Dyson -- the man behind Dyson vacuums, fans and heaters -- said earlier this week that the United Kingdom’s government should pay students to take engineering and science courses while at university. Continue reading
Feb 03 Even at an early age, women underrepresented in tech By Sarah Sheffer Silicon Valley business woman Sheryl Sandberg has popularized a movement to get professional women to “lean in” and fight for their positions at the top of their fields. With no female equivalent of Steve Jobs or Bill Gates in tech,… Continue reading
Feb 01 More states granting in-state tuition to immigrants By Elisabeth Ponsot 15 states have statutes on the books that allow students who have lived in the state for a set number of years, but who lack legal immigration status, to pay in-state tuition. Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch Obama pledges accessible pre-k, higher education for all families By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 28 Obama renews his commitment to equality in education By Rachel Wellford President Obama reiterated his commitment to a range of education issues in his 2014 State of the Union on Tuesday, from early childhood education to training high schools in the technical fields to affordable college tuition. Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch Certification test focuses on readying students for work By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch Certification test focuses on readying students for work, not college By Cindy Huang Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch College students combat hackers By PBS News Hour Business and government spent around $46 billion in 2013 to guard against malicious cybercriminals. How can the U.S. combat this growing threat? Carnegie Mellon University is training the next generation of cybersecurity experts by teaching them to think like hackers. Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch Goodwill tries tailoring education to meet needs of adult dropout students By PBS News Hour Continue watching