May 17 Watch Is integration important to today’s high school students? By PBS News Hour To mark the 60th anniversary of the Supreme Court's landmark Brown v. Board of Education school desegregation decision, we asked our network of Student Reporting Labs across the nation if integration should be a national goal. Here's a sampling of… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch What’s driving gains in high school graduation rates? By PBS News Hour The graduation rates for American high schools have reached 80 percent, according to a report based on statistics from the Department of Education. Jeffrey Brown discusses the milestone and the work that lies ahead with John Bridgeland of Civic Enterprises,… Continue watching
Apr 28 U.S. public high schools reach milestone graduation rate By Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press The growth has been spurred by such factors as a greater awareness of the dropout problem and efforts by districts, states and the federal government to include graduation rates in accountability measures. Among the initiatives are closing "dropout factory"… Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch Students stick around for two years of college at innovative Brooklyn high school By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 11 Despite cost, survey claims college education pays off By Bridget Bowman According to a Pew Research Center survey released Tuesday, college graduates today are in a much better economic position compared to their peers with only a high school degree. Adults of the so-called millennial generation, who are currently between… Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 6:59 High school football players discuss the pressure to stay in the game, despite concussions By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch Friday, December 13, 2013 We examine a shooting at a Colorado high school, a gunman shot two then killed himself. Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch How ‘flipped classrooms’ are turning the traditional school day upside down By PBS News Hour Clintondale High School outside Detroit was one of the lowest performing schools in Michigan when they decided to "flip" their classrooms. Now, teachers record their lessons online for students to watch outside of school and class time is used to… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch The GED gets a makeover: Will it make for better workers? For more than 70 years, the General Educational Development exam, or the GED, has been an important tool for those who didn't complete high school and immigrants looking to make inroads into higher education or secure better jobs. On Sunday,… Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch Historic School Strives to Reclaim Glory Days and Graduation Rates Historic School Strives to Reclaim Glory Days and Graduation Rates… Continue watching