A conversation with Emily Hanford on reading instruction in the U.S.
Hanford talks about her reporting on what's wrong with how schools teach reading.
Oct 24, 2019•42 min
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Ditching the lecture for active learning
There's a growing movement at colleges and universities to create classrooms where students take the lead.
Sep 19, 2019•18 min
How colleges are mishandling racial tensions on campus
As administrators navigate issues of inclusion and free speech, students of color have been left to find their own way.
Sep 12, 2019•23 min
As colleges navigate inclusion and free speech, students of color work to find their own way
Do administrators have to choose between protecting free speech and creating a civil climate on campus?
Sep 12, 2019•23 min
Flagship universities don't reflect their state's diversity
Across the country, a gap persists between the number of black and Latino students graduating from state high schools and the number enrolling in state flagship schools.
Sep 05, 2019•23 min
The Bond Buster
Paul Dorr is a master of tactics to defeat referendums intended to finance public schools. He believes schools run by government steer kids away from Christianity. His campaigns — most of them in the Midwest — have also created lingering bitterness within communities.
Aug 29, 2019•37 min
At a Loss for Words: What's wrong with how schools teach reading
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't know there's anything wrong with it.
Aug 22, 2019•53 min
Students on the Move: Keeping uprooted kids in school
A growing body of research finds that repeatedly uprooted children are more likely to struggle in school and more likely to drop out. But there are ways to help them succeed.
Aug 14, 2019•52 min
Under a Watchful Eye: How colleges are tracking students to boost graduation
At Georgia State in Atlanta, more students are graduating, and the school credits its use of predictive analytics. But critics worry that the algorithms may be invading students' privacy and reinforcing racial inequities.
Aug 06, 2019•52 min
Tens of thousands of dollars later, most college grads say the degree was worth it
A recent survey from the APM Research Lab found most Americans think college is worth the cost.
Mar 11, 2019•11 min
Majority of Americans don't know that government has cut billions from higher education funding
A survey from the APM Research Lab shows that many people think funding has increased or stayed the same.
Feb 25, 2019•11 min
U.S. continues to slip behind other countries in percentage of population with degrees
A lack of highly skilled workers leaves American employers unable to fill jobs.
Jan 28, 2019•12 min
Oklahoma charter school becomes lightning rod in debate over rural education
A businessman struggling to recruit employees opened the school despite objections from the local school board.
Dec 17, 2018•20 min
Hundreds of thousands of people could lose their legal status. One hopes to graduate with his college degree first
If the Trump administration has its way, Jose would be forced from the U.S. just a few months before graduation.
Dec 03, 2018•17 min
Despite decades of pledging to hire more black faculty, most universities didn't
The number of black faculty on college campuses has gone down during the last decade.
Nov 05, 2018•13 min
As they lose customers, universities try expanding the menu
Colleges nationwide have added more than 40,000 new degree and certificate programs in last six years, but are they better serving students?
Oct 22, 2018•11 min
In the fight over Kavanaugh, echoes of a battle being waged on college campuses nationwide
Across the country, schools wrestle with how sexual assault is defined and how much proof is needed.
Oct 08, 2018•24 min
Poverty, perseverance and a PhD
An elite university helped her climb but changing class can be a lonely journey.
Sep 24, 2018•20 min
Hard Words: Why Aren't Our Kids Being Taught to Read?
Scientific research has shown how children learn to read and how they should be taught. But many educators don't know the science and, in some cases, actively resist it. As a result, millions of kids are being set up to fail.
Sep 10, 2018•53 min
Old Idea, New Economy: Rediscovering Apprenticeships
You might think apprenticeships are a relic from an earlier era, but a growing number of Americans are using them as a way into the middle class.
Sep 03, 2018•53 min
Still Rising: First-Generation College Students a Decade Later
They bet that college would help them move up. Did it pay off?
Aug 27, 2018•52 min
Changing Class: Are Colleges Helping Americans Move Up?
Colleges have long offered a pathway to success for just about anyone. But new research shows that with the country growing ever more economically divided, colleges are not doing enough to help students from poor families achieve the American Dream.
Aug 20, 2018•53 min
School on the move
A little-known program has been helping the children of migrant farmworkers graduate for more than 50 years.
Aug 13, 2018•22 min
Edged out of the middle class, teachers are walking out
Dissatisfied with low pay and school funding, teachers in more red states are poised to protest.
Jul 30, 2018•17 min
State financial aid money dries up before many low-income college students get help
Last year, almost a million students who qualified for state financial aid didn't get it.
Jul 16, 2018•14 min
Louisiana ends policy that held thousands of students back a grade or more
Students held back were at high risk of dropping out.
Jun 15, 2018•16 min
Liberal arts face uncertain future at nation's universities
Programs are being cut to make way for degrees with "clear career pathways."
Jun 04, 2018•20 min
Giving parents more freedom to choose doesn't guarantee better schools
Other countries offer clues about how effective nationwide school choice would be in the U.S.
May 21, 2018•18 min
'I never want to be in a neighborhood where I'm shot at again'
A first-generation college graduate reflects on moving up America's class ladder.
May 07, 2018•32 min
Are America's colleges promoting social mobility?
Economists dig into the data to understand which schools are doing the most to help revive the American Dream.
Apr 23, 2018•21 min
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