Pbs: Dropping Back In: Building to Teach

Of all the amendments found in The Bill of Rights, the First Amendment contains some of the most important freedoms for American citizens. A unit plan on the First Amendment features interactive lesson plans designed to teach about those...

Dr. Victor Rios, himself a former dropout, dicusses his research in juvenile justice, the policing of America's schools, and the school-to-prison pipeline.

Dr. Ron Ferguson describes the current and future costs in America of having an undereducated population. He argues the need for career guidance for secondary students that includes options other than a four-year college degree.

Learn about Tricia Amos, a GED graduate who lives at Lake Travers Dakota Sioux Reservation in South Dakota, who talks about her goal of entering the health care field by working toward a nursing degree.

Learn about how Academy of Hope successfully creates a caring and supportive learning community in one of the poorest areas of Washington D.C. with the highest dropout rates.

Learn about Kellie Blair Hardt, who overcame homelessness and discouragement at every turn to go from dropout to beloved special education teacher who is pursuing a PhD.

Learn how Hasan Davis overcame obstacles such as learning disabilities, being arrested at age 11, and expelled from every school he attended to earn a GED diploma, college and law degrees, and serve as Commissioner of Juvenile Justice...

Learn about a new approach to postsecondary education that involves employers and focused, hands-on study programs that has led to remarkable successes at Lake Area Technical Institute in Watertown, South Dakota.

Learn why Judge Greg Mathis says that most people in poverty experience hopelessness and despair, and the way to beat that is to find your own special talent, then work hard and compete.

History detectives eschew that time machine and follow the paper trail to go back in time to investigate an unfamiliar object. The goal is for class members to develop their skills as historical detectives.