Education May 09 Community colleges pay student expenses beyond tuition hoping to boost graduation rates By Hari Sreenivasan, Sam Weber
Agents for Change Jan 08 Watch 6:34 This scholarship program gives students more than money The success of college scholarship recipients across the country varies widely. A program in Minnesota boasts a four-year graduation rate one and a half times better than the national average. Recipients come from the most economically disadvantaged families in Minnesota,… By Fred de Sam Lazaro
Education Oct 30 Watch 7:06 Where support for college students is ‘high-tech, high-touch’ Florida is one of 35 states that tie college funding to graduation rates. But a new study,“The Pell Divide,” finds a difference in graduation rates between students who receive funding assistance from Pell Grants and those who don’t. Hari Sreenivasan… By Hari Sreenivasan, Merrill Schwerin
Education Jun 07 Did you leave college before earning your degree? The NewsHour wants to hear from you Millions of college students are enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities, but many won't finish their degrees. The NewsHour wants to know what stands between students and achievement and what higher education officials can do to remove those obstacles. By Laura Santhanam
Education Dec 31 Watch Why After-School Jobs Keep Young Adults in School Jobs can provide teenagers with an exciting glimpse of economic freedom, as well as a new set of responsibilities and money, often for the first time. But education experts say part-time and after-school jobs also play a pivotal role in…
Apr 17 Watch ‘Reclaim Your Future’: Vegas Aims to Change Odds for High School Dropouts Trying to entice wayward students back to class in Las Vegas, Chaparral High School Principal David Wilson led teams into communities to knock on doors in search of dropouts. Ray Suarez reports on an offbeat approach starting to show some… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch New Community College Standards Could Hike Graduation Rates Community colleges are playing an increasing role in the country's higher educational system, but a high percentage of their students never finish their coursework. Jeffrey Brown talks to experts about a new national accountability standard aimed at bolstering graduation rates. Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch March Madness Fervor Hides Low Graduation Rates As the annual college basketball tournament known as March Madness begins, there is a proposal to block men's college basketball teams that don't graduate at least 40 percent of their players. Judy Woodruff talks to a sports journalism professor for… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch Obama Taps Chicago Schools Chief for Education Post President-elect Barack Obama named Chicago schools chief Arne Duncan as his pick for education secretary Tuesday. Analysts examine the challenges facing U.S. schools and how Duncan's efforts to turn around troubled Chicago schools will translate to the Cabinet post. Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch Leaders Struggle to Bolster New Orleans Schools In the latest in a series of reports on urban school reform, John Merrow reports on how the schools chief in New Orleans plans to deal with some of the most troubled schools in a city still recovering from Hurricane… Continue watching