A California judge ruled that the state’s tenure protections for public school teachers are unconstitutional. Students who sued the state argued that the tenure policies denied their right to a quality education. Gwen Ifill gets reaction from Joshua Pechthalt, president…
Scientists and engineers frequently seek solutions to specific problems. But the goal -- and challenge -- of basic research is to tackle broad questions without an immediate application in mind. As part of our ongoing series on the subject, PBS…
15 states have statutes on the books that allow students who have lived in the state for a set number of years, but who lack legal immigration status, to pay in-state tuition.
The Education and Justice Departments released new guidelines on school discipline, urging schools to ensure that punishments comply with civil rights laws. Hari Sreenivasan gets debate on the recommendations from Sherrilyn Ifill of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and Chester…
Fort Mill, S.C. went through a period of transition — the city is now experience a boom.
Will new Common Core standards succeed in centralizing student learning?…
How 'flipped classrooms' are turning the traditional school day upside down…
The 2012 Program for International Student Assessment are out, revealing how more than 60 countries compare with one another in reading, math and science.
Chef, author Alice Waters on falling in love with food that's good for you…
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