Feb 13 Watch 8:05 Freezing classrooms spark heated debate over Baltimore’s school infrastructure By PBS News Hour Baltimore City Public Schools faced outrage from parents after images emerged of students wearing coats in a freezing classroom. More than a third of schools reported a lack of heat this winter during a cold snap, and that’s just one… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch 9:19 How some Atlanta students are getting extra help years after a massive cheating scandal By Lisa Stark, Education Week Educators convicted for inflating test scores in the Atlanta public schools cheating scandal are still trying to clear their names in appeals courts, and the district continues to confront the fallout from years of systematic cheating. Special correspondent Lisa Stark… Continue watching
Jul 17 Sunscreen is banned from many schools. State legislators are working to change that. By Martha T. Moore, Stateline Read how legislators in some states are working to make it easier for kids to use sunscreen at school. Continue reading
Jun 27 Column: Why some elite public schools earn a failing grade in diversity By Jake Murray, The Conversation Elite public schools that use entrance exams in the admissions process promote inequity, especially for black and Latino students. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 3:27 White, wealthy communities are forming their own school districts By PBS News Hour In 30 states, geographic communities can legally break away from large public school districts and form their own. As a result, a growing number of white and wealthier neighborhoods are creating their own schools and siphoning property taxes away from… Continue watching
May 05 Watch Can Puerto Rico climb back from bankruptcy and shrinking population? By PBS News Hour Puerto Rico essentially filed for bankruptcy this week in order to restructure more than $120 billion in debt and pension obligations. With the economy mired in a slump, the government is reducing public services, pensions are likely to be cut… Continue watching
Apr 26 American teenagers remain behind on music and visual arts, study says By Maria Danilova, Associated Press When asked to listen to George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue," only about half of the students were able to identify that the opening solo is played on a clarinet. Continue reading
Mar 22 Former education secretary says Trump’s budget is an ‘assault on the American Dream’ By Kristen Doerer The proposed budget, released last month, would cut funding for the Department of Education by 13.5 percent -- or about $9 billion. Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch 4:03 Boston brings the music back by boosting arts education By PBS News Hour At a time when schools across the country are cutting arts education, this city is aiming to make it universal. Myran Parker-Brass, a classically trained mezzo-soprano who sang for the Boston Symphony, is working to provide weekly arts education to… Continue watching
Sep 11 How Clinton and Trump plan to tackle education as president By Associated Press Hillary Clinton has spent decades talking about the needs of children and touting the benefits of early education. It's a new subject for Donald Trump. Continue reading