Oct 11 Watch 3:32 Why mass transit experts have their eye on Houston’s bus system By PBS News Hour This summer, Houston officials dramatically restructured the route of municipal busses to streamline service reflecting where people live and work -- all for almost no additional cost. Now, the system may be a possible model for how other cities redesign… Continue watching
Sep 17 I’m a teacher. I’m tired of fear driving everything in education By Janelle Bence When students are being interrogated without representation, when authorities are not believing what their students are telling them without any cause to be suspicious, when students are finally excited to share one of their creations only to be arrested as… Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch 5:30 Muslim teen builds a clock, gets arrested, receives invitation to the White House By PBS News Hour The arrest of Texas teenager Ahmed Mohamed, a student who brought a homemade clock to school, has stirred a global social media frenzy. Hari Sreenivasan speaks to Nihad Awad of the Council on American-Islamic Relations about spreading Mohamed’s story and… Continue watching
Sep 16 Column: Ahmed’s clock proves it’s time to disarm our irrational fear By Wendy Thomas Russell The story of a Texas 9th-grader arrested because he had the gall to make a clock and bring it to school to show his teacher has left Americans understandably reeling. But Ahmed Mohamed’s situation is about more than Islamophobia. It’s… Continue reading
Sep 16 14-year-old arrested after homemade clock is mistaken for bomb, prompts #IStandWithAhmed on Twitter By Colleen Shalby Fourteen-year-old Ahmed Mohamed was arrested Monday after a teacher mistook a clock he made for a hoax bomb. Outraged Twitter users have responded to his arrest and suspension with #IStandWithAhmed. Continue reading
Sep 15 Austin artists build giant insect puppet bicycles By KLRU Featuring larger-than-life creatures powered by pedals, Austin Bike Zoo is a one-of-a-kind blend of puppetry and cycling. Continue reading
Sep 14 While a national college rating system stalls, states provide detailed data of their own By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report David Gardner travels around Texas handing out thumb drives listing some of the most sensitive possible statistics about the performance of the state’s universities: how much they really cost, how many of their students actually get degrees, how much… Continue reading
Aug 21 First female graduates of Ranger School earn elite tab By Robert Burns, Associated Press FORT BENNING, Ga. -- Capping their history-making week, the first female soldiers to complete the Army's rigorous Ranger School are graduating Friday, putting a spotlight on the debate over opening all combat roles to women. Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 7:13 Does early college for high school students pave a path to graduation? By PBS News Hour In a Texas border town where nearly all high school students live in poverty, the school district is trying an experiment to get more kids into college. Instead of waiting until students graduate to enroll them in higher education, the… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch Why poor students drop out even when financial aid covers the cost By PBS News Hour Among the many students heading off to college this fall, those from wealthier backgrounds are far more likely to graduate after four years. Hari Sreenivasan takes a look at why that occurs, and what one university is doing to combat… Continue watching