Aug 02 Watch 7:03 Thinking about math in terms of literacy, not levels By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch 8:48 Remembering the Texas mass shooting that changed campus security By PBS News Hour Fifty years ago today, a former Marine and engineering student opened fire from atop the clock tower at University of Texas, Austin. Charles Whitman killed more than a dozen and wounded many more. William Brangham speaks with Gregory Fenves, president… Continue watching
Aug 01 Most grads say college is a worthy investment, but support making college tuition free By Kulsoom Khan According to a Bankrate survey released Monday, 89 percent of four-year college grads believe that their degree was a good investment. Continue reading
Jul 28 First-generation college attendees test out campus life By Catherine Gewertz, Education Week Colleges are working harder to provide summer experiences for top high school students who may be the first in their families to attend college. Continue reading
Jul 20 Turkey bans educators from traveling abroad after military coup attempt By Daniel Moritz-Rabson Turkey reportedly placed a temporary ban on professional scholars leaving the country for work-related purposes as part of its investigation into an attempted coup last week. Continue reading
Jul 15 Impact of Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling could reach K-12, higher ed By Mark Walsh, Education Week The controversial ruling on race-based admissions could have lasting and immediate effects everywhere, from the most selective colleges to neighborhood K-12 schools. Continue reading
Jul 06 In overture to Sanders, Clinton unveils college costs plan By Julie Pace, Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — In a gesture to her former Democratic primary rival Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton is announcing new steps aimed at tackling the rising cost of college tuition and the burden of student loan debt, including a three-month… Continue reading
Jul 05 Column: College planning now may mean less stress for seniors come fall By Shondra Carpenter As summer gets underway, rising seniors may want to think about getting a jump start on college planning. Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch 7:54 Breaking the school-to-prison pipeline for young offenders one class at a time By PBS News Hour In most states across America, education for teen offenders pales in comparison to what they'd receive on the outside. Just one third mandate that these kids meet the same standards as their public school counterparts. Massachusetts is one of them,… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch 6:24 Innovative program helps even the playing field for poor students — and boost graduation rates By PBS News Hour For Georgia State’s Tyler Mulvenna, a $900 grant from an innovative retention program let him live on campus, work less and do what he came to do: study. The school, worried about abysmal graduation rates for poor students found, a… Continue watching