Aug 28 Watch 10:03 Prep school rape trial raises questions about teen consent By PBS News Hour Nineteen-year-old Owen Labrie, a former student at a prep school in New Hampshire, was accused of raping a freshman girl in 2014, but a jury cleared him of felony rape, convicting him on other lesser charges. Jeffrey Brown discusses the… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 7:13 Does early college for high school students pave a path to graduation? By PBS News Hour In a Texas border town where nearly all high school students live in poverty, the school district is trying an experiment to get more kids into college. Instead of waiting until students graduate to enroll them in higher education, the… Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch 5:32 Are kids getting shortchanged by easier-to-earn diplomas? By PBS News Hour While high school graduation rates have climbed steadily the last decade to an all-time high, a new investigation by NPR finds reasons to question the increases. Federal data show 81 percent of students finish, but the value of a high… Continue watching
May 27 Watch 6:04 Illinois high school shrinks its achievement gap for minority students by setting a high bar By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 26 How a class in lobstering helped turn around this Maine high school By Sarah Butrymowicz, The Hechinger Report DEER ISLE, Maine — Fifteen-year-old Elliot Nevells spends his summers working on a lobster boat. The days are long and grueling, but he doesn’t mind. He comes from a family of fishermen and, like many teens in his island community… Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 3:57 How a wheelchair challenge mobilized a high school to become more accessible By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 06 High school kids call out motivational speaker’s #BeSomebody message By Corinne Segal Kash Shaikh, whose company #BeSomebody calls itself “the World’s Platform for Passion,” addressed students at Austin High School on Jan. 5 about the experience of leaving his job to pursue other goals. Shaikh's visit sparked a school-wide discussion about passion,… Continue reading
Mar 05 As lava flow threatens their town, Hawaii students create DIY air purifier By Saskia de Melker For the hundreds of residents of Pahoa, located downslope from the Kilauea volcano, the last eight months have been a time of fear and uncertainty. But for students at the at the Hawaii Academy of Arts and Sciences, the lava… Continue reading
Feb 12 High school graduation rates rise but U.S. still lags other developed countries By Kyla Calvert Mason More American high schoolers are graduating on time than ever before, according to federal data released today. Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch 8:21 Connecting the classroom to promising health careers By PBS News Hour Students at Oakland’s Life Academy are getting a head start on health science careers by integrating academics with career-based training and a workplace environment. The high school, which serves low-income and minority students, also has the city’s second highest rate… Continue watching