Jul 28 Watch 1:30 Teens sing in support of Black Lives Matter By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a teen a capella group from Oakland, California, use the stage to pay homage to the Black Lives Matter movement. Continue watching
May 12 Report: disproportionate number of black students being arrested in one Louisiana school district By Colleen Shalby For most children, swearing in school, throwing Skittles on a bus or walking around without a hallpass would get them sent to the principal’s office. But in the Jefferson Parish School District of Louisiana, many of these misbehaviors have… Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch 5:51 First-generation students face unique struggles at elite colleges By PBS News Hour 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 05 As lava flow threatens their town, Hawaii students create DIY air purifier By Saskia de Melker For the hundreds of residents of Pahoa, located downslope from the Kilauea volcano, the last eight months have been a time of fear and uncertainty. But for students at the at the Hawaii Academy of Arts and Sciences, the lava… Continue reading
Feb 23 11 Wesleyan students hospitalized after using 'Molly' By Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed Eleven Wesleyan University students were hospitalized this weekend with symptoms consistent with use of the club drug known as Molly. One sophomore is in critical condition. Continue reading
Feb 09 Fact check: Is Jeb Bush right about Hispanic students' achievement in Florida? By Kyla Calvert Mason During a speech at the Detroit Economic Club last week, Jeb Bush veered from topics strictly fiscal. He touted his record improving Florida’s schools during his time in the governor’s office, including claiming that Hispanics in the state were “two… Continue reading
Jan 16 New report shows majority of U.S. students are low-income By Corinne Segal The report measured poverty among students by the number of those that qualified for free and reduced lunch. Continue reading
Dec 30 Watch 7:41 Ebola, Ferguson and Derek Jeter make high schoolers' #MyZeitgeist videos By PBS News Hour A contest sponsored by PBS Newshour Extra and Google asked students to create a digital mash-up looking back at 2014. Judy Woodruff talks with three high schoolers who entered the #MyZeitgeist competition about deciding what events made their year-in-review videos… Continue watching
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