Dec 02 ‘Severance’ is our December book club pick By Courtney Vinopal Our December 2020 pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour’s book club with The New York Times, is Ling Ma’s "Severance."… Continue reading
Dec 01 Watch 3:48 Author Elizabeth Acevedo on writing a coming-of-age novel Our November pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, "Now Read This," is "The Poet X" by Elizabeth Acevedo. She spoke to Jeffrey Brown about finding her voice through poetry and why she wrote a novel in verse. Continue watching
Nov 30 In writing her first novel, this poet turned to her high school journal By Courtney Vinopal A poem taken from Elizabeth Acevedo's high school journal served as the “North Star” for her debut novel's voice. Continue reading
Nov 10 How poetry helped Elizabeth Acevedo know when to stop writing By Courtney Vinopal Our November 2020 pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour’s book club with The New York Times, is Elizabeth Acevedo’s “The Poet X."… Continue reading
Nov 03 Discussion questions for ‘The Poet X’ By Courtney Vinopal Our November 2020 pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour's book club with The New York Times, is Elizabeth Acevedo’s "The Poet X."… Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 3:44 How the pandemic could cause significant ‘learning loss’ for students By Jeffrey Brown, Courtney Vinopal Paul Tough is the author of “Helping Children Succeed: What Works and Why,” the October selection for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This. The coronavirus pandemic has upended American life. What are its consequences for the education… Continue watching
Oct 30 ‘The Poet X’ is our November book club pick By Courtney Vinopal Our November 2020 pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour’s book club with The New York Times, is Elizabeth Acevedo’s "The Poet X."… Continue reading
Oct 30 5 researchers who can help us understand how children succeed By Paul Tough When Paul Tough first began reporting on the skills that help children succeed both in and out of the classroom, he drew upon an already robust body of research on the subject. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 10:53 Author Paul Tough answers your questions about ‘Helping Children Succeed’ By Jeffrey Brown, Courtney Vinopal Paul Tough, author of our October pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions about “Helping Children Succeed: What Works and Why.”… Continue watching
Oct 23 The study that helped this reporter understand student success By Courtney Vinopal What should teachers do to help their students succeed? That was a central question that journalist Paul Tough was trying to answer when he came across an innovative study in 2013. Continue reading