Education Sep 29 How do war, poverty and gender affect a child’s education? In 2000, the United Nations set a goal that by 2015 every child in every nation should be able to obtain free basic education -- believing literacy can help reduce poverty and promote economic development. At the time, over 100… By Nina Chaudry
Education Sep 28 Watch 8:09 Striving for girls’ education in the birthplace of Voodoo Around the world, 59 million children are out of school and 250 million are not learning the basics. The WNET series "Time for School" travels to Benin, where nearly half of girls have had no formal schooling and often marry… By PBS News Hour
Education Sep 27 Watch 9:10 On the journey to meet the high standards of education in Japan Since 2003, PBS has followed children from different countries as part of the documentary series "Time for School." In this fourth installment, hear the story of Ken Higashiguchi from Nara, Japan, where the school hours are long and the expectations… By PBS News Hour
Education Sep 22 Watch 8:47 Why it’s hard for girls in rural India to stay in school Fifteen years ago, the UN set a goal that by 2015 there would be universal free primary education. Although the number of children out of school has been cut almost in half, getting them to stay in school has proved… By PBS News Hour
Sep 20 Watch 9:31 Shadowed by fear and violence: One student’s story from a Rio slum By PBS News Hour Since 2003, PBS has followed children from different countries as part of the documentary series "Time for School." In this second installment, hear the story of Jefferson Narciso from Rocinha, one of Rio de Janeiro's poorest and violent neighborhoods. Shy… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch 9:15 ‘Now it’s me as their elder’: After a mother’s death, a struggle to finish school in Kenya By PBS News Hour In 2000, the UN set a goal that by 2015, every child in every nation should be able to obtain free basic education. At the time, 100 million children of primary school age worldwide had never set foot in a school. Today,… Continue watching