Aug 30 Watch 8:48 In Chicago, preparing teachers for the classrooms that need them most By PBS News Hour Teaching is extremely difficult in urban school districts. In Chicago, for example, the city is confronting one of the worst budget crises in years, and keeping good teachers is a persistent struggle. But an intensive training program nearby is using… Continue watching
Aug 26 Mylan may have violated antitrust law in its EpiPen sales to schools By Ike Swetlitz and Ed Silverman, STAT Mylan’s “EpiPen4Schools” program, begun in August 2012, offers free or discounted EpiPens to schools. Continue reading
May 21 The nation's largest school districts are rushing to fill the coding gap By Michael D. Regan Only a quarter of America’s public schools are using a form of computer science in their classrooms, but that number is growing as schools create new coding programs. Continue reading
May 08 How Broadway sensation 'Hamilton' is inspiring NYC students By Michael D. Regan The biggest show on Broadway is now a lesson in life and art for thousands of New York City students. Continue reading
Feb 24 Syrian teacher flees carnage only to find new challenges in Turkey By Ola Said A Human Rights Watch study states about 400,000 Syrian refugee children in Turkey are not in school because of such obstacles including language barriers, economic hardship and social integration. Ola Said, a Syrian refugee teacher who lives along the Syrian-Turkish… Continue reading
Dec 24 Watch 8:05 Students face high stakes in post-communist Romania By PBS News Hour In Romania, 8-year-old Raluca's family does not take economic security or education for granted. WNET's documentary series "Time for School" visits Bucharest to examine how opportunities have changed for young people in the post-communist era. Continue watching
Dec 23 Don't ignore economic inequality at schools, especially during the holidays By Paul Chylinski From the time students start kindergarten, they learn about the importance of being kind and generous toward others. But what happens to young people's understanding of that message around the holidays, when the excitement of receiving shiny gifts overtakes the season? What… Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch 2:35 News Wrap: LA students return to school after threat hoax By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, public schools in Los Angeles reopened a day after officials canceled classes due to an email threat that cited bombs and guns. Also, schools all over Pakistan were closed in observance of the one year… Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch 3:07 Terror threat shuts down schools across Los Angeles By PBS News Hour Public schools in Los Angeles -- 1,200 in all -- were closed after a threatening email from Germany warned of mass violence, from guns to bombs to nerve gas. Officials in New York say they received a similar message, but… Continue watching
Dec 09 This holiday, talking about religion in the classroom is more important than ever By Syd Golston Tree in the classroom? Yes. Crèche beneath it? No. It’s called “the December Dilemma.” As the winter holidays approach, schools are aware that the issue of separating church and state is not just something students encounter in social studies classes,… Continue reading