Jul 20 Watch Free dance lessons teach NYC students to think on their feet By PBS News Hour The National Dance Institute has been sending dance instructors into New York City schools for nearly 40 years, teaching kids who would otherwise have little access to arts education. Jeffrey Brown reports on how founder Jacques d’Amboise grew the institute… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch 4:21 Not Trending: Can horses help rehabilitate inmates? By PBS News Hour When we only pay attention to the things that are trending in our social networks, we may be missing some compelling stories. Carlos Watson, CEO of website Ozy, joins Gwen Ifill to share a few overlooked items, including a man… Continue watching
Mar 12 Richer school districts in 23 states are receiving more local funding than their poorer counterparts By Anna Sillers The Washington Post reported on Thursday that in 23 states, “per-pupil spending” by state and local governments is lower in poor school districts than in rich ones, in some cases as much as 33 percent lower. Nationwide, the average… Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 5:18 What are the biggest barriers to educating girls around the globe? By PBS News Hour A new U.S. government effort in partnership with the Peace Corps is aimed at educating the 62 million girls around the world who do not attend school. The initiative, called the Let Girls Learn program, will train volunteers to support… Continue watching
Feb 12 High school graduation rates rise but U.S. still lags other developed countries By Kyla Calvert Mason More American high schoolers are graduating on time than ever before, according to federal data released today. Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch Can the U.S. restructure schools to nurture Native American students? By PBS News Hour The high school graduation rate for Native Americans is the lowest of any ethnic or racial group in the United States. How can the government assist reservation schools while respecting autonomy of tribes? Judy Woodruff talks to Secretary of the… Continue watching
Dec 01 Google’s Chromebook wins over classrooms; ousts Apple’s iPad By Anna Christiansen Google has ousted Apple as the leading supplier of educational devices to schools, pushing Apple's popular iPad tablet into second place. Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch Wave of child migrants pose challenges for Florida schools By April Brown For the many unaccompanied minors who have crossed into the United States from Central America fleeing violence and poverty, most end up waiting months, or even years, as their cases go through court. While they wait for the backlogged immigration… Continue watching
Aug 08 When Mississippi schools wouldn’t integrate, Freedom Schools opened doors By April Brown, Mike Fritz In the summer of 1964, hundreds of out-of-state volunteers joined local activists in Mississippi to increase voter registration among disenfranchised African Americans in the state. Many of the volunteers worked in the dozens of newly created Freedom Schools. Herbert Randall,… Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch Expansion of My Brother’s Keeper initiative aims to end ‘schoolhouse to jailhouse pipeline’ By PBS News Hour Continue watching