Sep 05 Watch 6:48 How online graduate programs offer degrees at significant savings By PBS News Hour As technology evolves and more online graduate programs become available at a much lower cost, should we reconsider traditional higher education in a classroom setting? Hari Sreenivasan reports on how some students earning master’s degrees at Georgia Tech are paying… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch 6:38 Colorado apprenticeship program turns the factory floor into a classroom By PBS News Hour Some high school students in Colorado may get prime jobs even before they get their diplomas. That’s because CareerWise, the nation’s first statewide youth apprenticeship program, links students to industries and addresses manufacturers’ demand for skills, while offering employment, academic… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch 7:14 Purdue invests in students’ futures with new model of financing By PBS News Hour College graduation can be a time of financial anxiety. But Purdue University is offering students a new way to pay for their degrees: Students get funding when they agree to pay back the university a percentage of their future earnings,… Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch 6:54 B is for bug when preschoolers make nature their classroom By PBS News Hour In the age of standardized testing, screen time and what some see as a generation of excessively coddled children, a new movement of preschools is pushing kids outdoors, come rain or shine, heat or cold, to connect with nature and… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch 7:23 Will rules on investigating college sexual assault be dialed back? By PBS News Hour Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is considering dialing down federal guidance for how colleges and universities should handle sexual misconduct investigations. The Obama administration issued new requirements in 2011 changing how schools should handle investigations on their campuses, drawing both… Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch 6:10 What Flint’s superintendent did to protect children from lead By PBS News Hour Flint, Michigan’s superintendent is leading a comprehensive effort to mitigate the effects of lead on his students. Since alarmingly high levels of lead were found two years ago, the school district taken several measures to ensure the crisis wouldn't stand… Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch 7:36 The challenge of reaching hungry kids when school is out By PBS News Hour Summertime is supposed to be fun for children and families, but for millions, the absence of free school meals or discounted lunches is a cause for worry. Special correspondent Lisa Stark of Education Week reports from Nebraska on how food… Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch 10:30 At first denied U.S. entry, Afghan girls’ robotics team shows the world what they can do By PBS News Hour An all-girls team from Afghanistan finally reached the U.S. to participate in a robotics competition. Their visas were denied twice by American officials until public pushback prompted President Trump to intervene. Special correspondent Kavitha Cardoza talks with some of the… Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch 5:20 Betsy DeVos hits reset on new student loan consumer protections By PBS News Hour The Trump administration has held up the implementation of Obama-era rules that would have allowed student borrowers to have their debt erased if they had been victims of fraud by for-profit schools. Now 18 states and the District of Columbia… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch 7:00 Why the NCAA is investigating Baylor’s sexual assault scandal By PBS News Hour Continue watching