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What makes education different from school
Because Tara Westover had never been allowed to go to school, the only history she had learned was the history her father taught her. "His perspective was my perspective," she says, and his fears became her fears. But when she discovered...
TED Talks
TED: 4 ways to design a disability-friendly future | Meghan Hussey
Nearly fifteen percent of the world's population lives with a disability, yet this massive chunk of humanity is still routinely excluded from opportunities. Sharing her experience growing up with an autistic sister, disability inclusion...
PBS
W. Virginia school is caring for students when addicted parents can't
In opioid-stricken West Virginia, this school is taking on the role of parent. Lisa Stark of Education Week visits Cottageville Elementary, where students often lack food, clothes and transportation because of drug-addicted parents. In...
PBS
Soaring Housing Costs Stretch Already-Strapped College Students
For many college students, living costs may exceed the cost of tuition and fees, as affordable housing options are becoming increasingly hard to find. Some find they struggle with debt, or paying for meals; others are at risk for...
PBS
Innovative program evens the playing field for poor students
For Georgia State's Tyler Mulvenna, a $900 grant from an innovative retention program let him live on campus, work less and do what he came to do: study. The school, worried about abysmal graduation rates for poor students found, a full...
PBS
Struggling schools benefit from adding arts to learning
At ReNEW Cultural Arts Academy, students put their multiplication tables to song, while eighth graders use the musical "Hamilton" to study debate. The public charter school's curriculum is a product of a federal effort to use arts...
PBS
How Minnesota's Lack Of Teachers Of Color Hurts Students, And What Reform Could Look Like
Many schools across the United States are grappling with ways to close the
achievement gap between white students and students of color. Special
correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on those efforts in Minnesota,
which has some of...
PBS
Can ‘cultural proficiency’ among teachers help close student achievement gap?
Racial disparity in academic achievement remains a leading problem in American education, both at the K-12 and the college levels. A number of studies show greater diversity in the teaching profession can address some of those concerns....
PBS
Kevin Young intertwines personal and public history
As a writer, editor and archivist, Kevin Young is a poet actively engaged with the world. In his new collection, Brown, Young draws heavily on his boyhood in Topeka, Kansas, tying it in large and small ways to the wider world. Jeffrey...
PBS
In Afghanistan, Biden Inherits America's Longest War And Trump's Peace Deal
Last year, the Trump administration signed a deal with the Taliban that
would have U.S. and NATO troops out of Afghanistan by May 1. But with the
U.S. presence in the country about to enter its third decade, peace talks
between the...
PBS
How schools are dealing with post-election fallout
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...
PBS
Harnessing Boys' Strengths & Passions to Improve Academic Achievement (May 7, 2014)
Increasingly, boys appear to be falling behind girls academically. Test statistics, grades and college degrees are part of the story, but experts are also concerned about the messages young men get about masculinity. Gwen Ifill talks...
PBS
Greece sends refugee children to school, stoking anti-migrant resistence
Greece launched a program Monday to provide education to the thousands of migrant children displaced in that nation. But the program is facing resistance from Greek parents concerned about cultural differences and infectious diseases....
PBS
How This Thai Educational Movement Empowers Rural Students
More and more in Thailand, rural students learn in traditional classrooms, but with an emphasis on hands-on activities. The idea is to empower young villagers to bring economic development to their communities, as well as learn...
PBS
Why Doctors Are Increasingly Prescribing Nature
As rates of chronic disease among children have skyrocketed over the past few decades, pediatricians have increasingly looked for solutions beyond the clinic. Sometimes that means actually prescribing time outside. Special correspondent...
PBS
Why so many student from for-profits schools are left in debt limbo
Students who attend for-profit college and training programs are more likely to borrow, borrow more and struggle to repay their loans. Not only that, but the overall graduation rate at for-profit institutions is just 27 percent....
PBS
School district tries making police more guardian than warrior
Since the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School, there's been an increased police presence at schools. But that presence has also sparked concerns. According to a recent analysis, black students are more likely to be arrested on campus...
PBS
Many Ugandan Children Forced Into Hard Labor, Sex Trafficking As Covid Closes Schools
The effects of the pandemic on children vary dramatically depending on the
country. With schools still shuttered in Uganda and other developing
nations, many children have no choice but to work to survive. In Africa,
more than one-fifth...
PBS
How Wyoming manages to keep its rural schools open
The one-room schoolhouse may seem like a distant memory from U.S. history, but about 200 of them still exist today, including Wyoming’s tiny Valley Elementary School. It has only six students, but in Wyoming, education funding is...
PBS
Individual coaching demystifies college for first-generation applicants
Final deadlines for college applications are looming this week, and students who are first in their families to attend college are far less likely to have help navigating the application system. The College Advising Corps aims to change...
PBS
How These Oregon Teachers Are Fighting Back Against White Nationalism
The FBI reports that hate crime violence in the U.S. is at a 16-year high. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, meanwhile, says the highest percentage of hate incidents since the 2016 election occurred in elementary and secondary...
PBS
Tornado-stricken Joplin now thrives, but emotional scars linger
The tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri, in May 2011 was one of the most destructive in U.S. history. Five years later, the city seems to be thriving -- possibly even better off than it was before. One key to its success? Getting...
PBS
How this educator is guiding Liberian girls toward school
Liberia has had more than its fair shares of challenges, and is trying to rebuild after enduring a devastating Ebola epidemic and civil war. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro meets an American woman who has made her home in...
PBS
Filling In This Perception Gap Can Help Low-Income Students Succeed
For many students at LaGuardia Community College in New York, making it from the first day of school to graduation is a struggle. And they're not alone. Part of this national problem? We don't have a good idea of who's going to college,...