Education Jan 07 What’s behind a spike in childhood speech development delays across the U.S. By Zac Schultz, Wisconsin Public Television
Education Feb 20 Watch 8:29 Some states are trying to downplay teaching of climate change. Teachers see ‘educational malpractice’ Teaching climate change in schools is a hot-button issue in a number of states, including Idaho and New Mexico, where lawmakers have tried to weaken or dismantle science standards crafted by educators and scientists. Amid a climate-change skeptical Trump administration,… By Lisa Stark, Education Week
Education Sep 08 How an unconventional principal turned around a struggling urban school In the past four years, Principal Gara Field has done more than boost morale to turn around an urban elementary school that has struggled for years with leadership churn and low test scores. By Jennifer D. Jordan, The Hechinger Report
Education May 06 Watch Why some schools still insist on lessons in elegant cursive Starting in the 1970s, and under the recent implementation of the Common Core, a former pillar of elementary education has been largely forgotten. But there’s a feeling that learning cursive still has value, even in the age of typing and… By PBS News Hour