Gordon Sondland
Laura Cooper
U.S. high school graduation rate ticks up to 82 percent
WASHINGTON — The Education Department said Tuesday that the rate for the 2013-14 school year -- up from 81 percent the previous year -- was the highest since it started using a new, uniform measure in 2010. Still, the numbers…
The road to College Signing Day starts in middle school
May 1 is decision time for graduating high school seniors. Today is the day that most selective colleges and universities set as the deadline for admitted students to say whether they’ll enroll and commit with a deposit.
Twitter Chat: What do today’s high school graduates need to know and how can this be measured?
In conjunction with American Graduate Day, PBS NewsHour will be hosting a Twitter chat exploring the question of what today’s high school graduates need to know and how this knowledge can be measured.
Rap connects students to current and historic events
When each year’s graduating students take the stage to grab their high school diplomas, it’s a fun and sometimes bittersweet exercise to look back at the events that defined their lives.
Elizabeth Brackett reports on a controversial program that has some of Chicago's public schools following the model of military academies, and the debate over whether it is an effective way to boost student performance in tough urban neighborhoods.
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