Schools prove soft targets for hackers
Cybersecurity is a growing concern as schools collect an increasing amount of data on students.
Apr 09, 2018•20 min
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High schools push few students with disabilities to consider college
Most students with disabilities can make it to and through college, but are hindered by low expectations.
Mar 26, 2018•16 min
Is the trauma of training for a school shooter worth it?
Most American students practice "active shooter" drills in school. Fewer than one in a million of them will need it.
Mar 12, 2018•22 min
A college degree, or your money back
A growing number of colleges and universities are guaranteeing a job after graduation.
Feb 26, 2018•14 min
Overwhelmed by student debt, many low-income students drop out
Almost a third of Americans who take out loans to pay for college don't get a degree.
Feb 12, 2018•18 min
High school football makes a comeback in New Orleans
Charter schools cut football to win minds. Now to win hearts, they're bringing it back.
Jan 29, 2018•17 min
Nearly 1 in 5 female college students are single moms
Struggling to juggle school, work and child care, most of them won't make it to graduation.
Jan 15, 2018•13 min
History of civil rights movement gets short shrift in Mississippi classrooms
Despite efforts to require lessons on civil rights, outdated textbooks indicate little has changed.
Dec 18, 2017•18 min
Rural students are the least likely to go to college
They're being ignored as the nation tries to ramp up degree completion.
Dec 04, 2017•16 min
Yoga and dogs bring calm to school for troubled kids
The doors are locked at this special ed school in Minneapolis so no one runs away. It's a surprising place to find kids doing breathing exercises.
Nov 20, 2017•14 min
Some prisons trying to maintain college education
It's one of the best defenses against recidivism, but investment is lacking.
Nov 06, 2017•54 min
Mr. Rodriguez is undocumented and unafraid
Teachers with DACA serving low-income, immigrant communities could be tough to replace.
Oct 23, 2017•16 min
Resegregation in Alabama
When predominantly white cities secede from larger districts, it has a segregating effect.
Oct 09, 2017•16 min
How alumni revived a dying college
As small private colleges struggle to survive, we look at one that almost didn't make it.
Sep 25, 2017•14 min
Shadow Class: College Dreamers in Trump's America
President Trump is ending DACA, which allowed some 800,000 undocumented young people to stay and work in the United States. For some, that may mean the end of a dream of going to college. This program profiles DACA students and their opponents and examines a key court case and political forces that led to this moment.
Sep 11, 2017•52 min
Hard to Read: How American schools fail kids with dyslexia
Public schools are denying children with dyslexia proper treatment and often failing to identify them in the first place.
Sep 11, 2017•52 min
Shackled Legacy: Universities and the Slave Trade
Profits from slavery and related industries helped build some of the most prestigious schools in New England. This documentary focuses on three universities -- Harvard, Georgetown and the University of Virginia -- as they grapple with a deeply troubling chapter in their vaunted histories.
Sep 04, 2017•52 min
Keeping Teachers
There may be nothing more important in the educational life of a child than having effective teachers. But the United States is struggling to attract and keep teachers.
Aug 28, 2017•52 min
'The oldest not-18-year-old'
A descendant of slaves sold to save Georgetown University in 1838 will be a member of this year's freshman class — at age 63.
Aug 07, 2017•11 min
Segregation's Back
People who lived through the desegregation era see their former schools fall back into segregation.
Jul 21, 2017•55 min
What children in food deserts do during the summer
There are millions of kids in America who the USDA considers "food insecure" -- they live in households without regular access to nutritious food. For them, school feeding programs are essential.
Jul 10, 2017•12 min
When a diploma means more than just 'seat time'
A state law says Maine high school students have to prove they have mastered specific skills to get a diploma.
Jun 26, 2017•17 min
College is a leap of faith - and funds - for first-generation students
At a public charter school in Boston, students spend years preparing to go to college. But paying for it is another story.
Jun 12, 2017•19 min
'All they wanted to do was get an education'
Thirty-five years ago, four immigrant families won a landmark Supreme Court case that protects the rights of children in the United States to attend public schools, whether they have papers or not.
May 30, 2017•23 min
Making room for poor kids at rich schools
A new study shows selective colleges could bring in many more talented low-income students. So why don't they?
May 16, 2017•21 min
A public school that's just for immigrants
English learners are the least likely to graduate from high school when compared to other groups of students. There's a new high school in Bowling Green, Kentucky, that's trying to help new immigrant students beat the odds.
May 02, 2017•17 min
Is free college free?
New York's new scholarship promises free college, for a price.
Apr 18, 2017•15 min
Kids with dyslexia are not getting what they need in American public schools
A mother and her dyslexic daughter tell their story. It's a preview of an upcoming documentary from APM Reports.
Apr 04, 2017•23 min
Immigration enforcement has DACA students on edge
Collision over college dreams for undocumented students.
Mar 21, 2017•13 min
Improving the odds for young black men
Can the excitement about My Brother's Keeper last now that Obama's out of office?
Mar 07, 2017•9 min
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