Apr 24 What does Common Core implementation look like? Ask a teacher By April Brown The PBS NewsHour asked young journalists in our Student Reporting Labs to interview their teachers about how Common Core is affecting what they teach and how they teach it. Continue reading
Apr 10 School chums of Malala Yousafzai add their voices to education equality By Larisa Epatko The two girls who were sitting on either side of education advocate Malala Yousafzai, when a Taliban gunman boarded their school bus in 2012 and tried to kill her, are now working side-by-side with her again to tout an equal… Continue reading
Mar 25 In an about-face, Indiana decides to drop Common Core By Kyla Calvert Mason Indiana has become the first state to drop the Common Core standards for teaching math and English in public schools. Continue reading
Mar 24 Republican governors wrestle with unpopular Common Core education standards By Bill Barrow, Associated Press More than five years after U.S. governors began a bipartisan effort to set new standards in American schools, the Common Core initiative has morphed into a political tempest fueling division among Republicans. Continue reading
Mar 21 Five things to know about today's report on unequal education By Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press Minority students are less likely to have access to advanced math and science classes and veteran teachers. Black students of any age, even the youngest preschoolers, are more likely to be suspended. And students with disabilities are more likely than… Continue reading
Mar 21 Black preschoolers more likely to face suspension By Kimberly Hefling and Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Black students are more likely to be suspended from U.S. public schools -- even as tiny preschoolers. The racial disparities in American education, from access to high-level classes and experienced teachers to discipline, were highlighted in a report… Continue reading
Mar 19 Michigan plan promises to cover college tuition, but students must 'pay it forward' By Margaret Myers Legislators in Michigan have proposed a creative solution for financing college tuition -- make it free. That’s the first step. Second step: require the student to “pay it forward.”… Continue reading
Mar 14 For profit college industry pushes back against proposed regulations on financial aid By Philip Elliott, Associated Press The proposed regulations would penalize career training programs that produce graduates without the training needed to find a job with a salary that will allow them to pay off their debt. Schools, for-profit or not, that don't comply would lose… Continue reading