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
May 18 Column: Fidget toys and why your kid's brain loves them By Katherine Isbister, The Conversation A psychologist dives into fidget items and the science behind why people seek such distractions. Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch 7:50 Struggling schools benefit from adding arts to learning By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 06 Column: Can librarians help solve the fake news problem? By Donald A. Barclay for The Conversation As a long-time academic librarian, I have spent a good part of my career teaching college students to think critically about information. For me, the recent spate of stories about large segments of the population falling for fake news stories… Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 7:46 This inner city school is a bridge to empowerment for children of color By PBS News Hour In one of the poorest and most violent neighborhoods in Brooklyn, in one of the most segregated school systems in the country, principal Nadia Lopez is trying to help kids defy the odds. Lopez talks to special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault… Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch 9:19 How schools are dealing with post-election fallout By PBS News Hour In the wake of the election, schools across the country are reporting heightened anxiety and disappointment, incidents of bullying, vandalism and harassment and even walkouts protesting the president-elect. Our student reporting labs have gathered a variety of reactions, and Hari… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch 6:53 Helping student inventors turn big ideas into the next big thing By PBS News Hour It’s back-to-school season, but these students have taken their brainstorming outside the classroom to solve pressing, real-life problems. Visit a competition where teams of student inventors pitch their entrepreneurial ideas to guests posing as investors, who vote on the best… Continue watching
May 13 Column: Students are addicted to their cellphones, and they need our help By Steve Gardiner Addiction is a strong word, but it accurately describes the dysfunctional behavior exhibited by teenagers in my high school English classroom when I ask them to put away their cellphones. Continue reading
Apr 27 Math scores slip, reading flat for nation's 12th-graders By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The nation's high school seniors are slipping in math and failing to make progress in reading, with just one-third of the 12th graders ready for the academic challenges of college. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch Obama: 'We have to make college affordable for every American' By PBS News Hour Continue watching