JUDY WOODRUFF: Next: How much emphasis should we put on reading and other subjects in the earliest years of school and preschool? Some say that crucial development through playtime is getting lost in the shuffle for the very youngest students. Specia
GWEN IFILL: Our second education story is about a Brooklyn high school that has not yet graduated its first class, but its being closely watched for its approach to providing lower-income students with college tuition and the special skills to get a
JUDY WOODRUFF:Now: curbing conflicts in high school. Hari Sreenivasan looks at a new approach to discipline that replaces suspensions with conversations. HARI SREENIVASAN:In Aurora, Colorado, principal Matthew Willis welcomes the recent changes at Hi
JEFFREY BROWN: Andand we return to the Penn State story with a wider perspective on what's happened and what should be taken from it. For that, we're joined by Teresa Huizar, executive director of the National Children's Alliance, which works with gr
JEFFREY BROWN: And finally tonight, putting a price on the value of good teachers. A large and new study addresses just that. Ray Suarez has the story. RAY SUAREZ: The debate over testing in schools, and whether students' scores adequately reflect a
GWEN IFILL:Finally tonight, as students line up to receive diplomas and head out in search of work in a tough economy, we turn to one author's assessment of the value of a college education. Jeffrey Brown recorded this book conversation earlier this
JUDY WOODRUFF:We turn to education and the impact tougher discipline policies are having on minority students. It turns out young black and Hispanic students are far more likely to receive tough school punishments, including suspensions, than white s
GWEN IFILL: Finally tonight: America's dropout crisis. Each year, approximately one million students drop out of high school. That's roughly 7,000 every day. Tonight, the NewsHour kicks off American Graduate week, where we will go inside the nation's
GWEN IFILL: Next, two education stories. The first is about whether students are ready for college and what the SATs tell us. Ray Suarez has that. RAY SUAREZ: The latest scores are out for the high school class of 2012, the new freshmen starting work
RAY SUAREZ: Now, The White House calls for changes in college financial aid tied to improving the affordability and value of higher education. At the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor today, President Obama said an improved educational system will
JEFFREY BROWN: We have heard much about education reform in recent years, and again in the political conventions that just ended. In Chicago, the issue and fight has spilled into the streets. Hours after a midnight deadline passed, Chicago public sch
JEFFREY BROWN: And we head back to Chicago and the national spotlight focused on a teachers strike in the nation's third largest school system. Chicago teachers walked the picket lines for a second day as contract talks resumed. The union spokeswoman
GWEN IFILL: Now, to another of our American Graduate reports. This week, the NewsHour is offering a series of stories and interviews about the nation's high school dropout crisis. Ray Suarez talks with the nation's top teacher. RAY SUAREZ: How do you
JUDY WOODRUFF: We return to the events in Dallas and the violence involving police across the country this week. And we get the perspective of the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton. We also invited Donald Trump. He declined
JUDY WOODRUFF: A deeper look now into one of president-elect Trump's key Cabinet picks today, and again to John Yang. JOHN YANG: One of those choices that immediately drew a lot of attention was his pick for education secretary, Betsy DeVos. It sends
HARI SREENIVASAN: But first: The Greek government has begun a pilot program to educate refugee children stranded in the country, because nations along the migrant trail to Northern Europe have closed their borders. It is estimated there are more than
JUDY WOODRUFF: Now a look at how required math classes may factor into the academic success or failure of high school and college students. Hari Sreenivasan has the story as part of our weekly education series, Making the Grade. ANDREW HACKER, Author
HARI SREENIVASAN, PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND: His communist revolution outlasted 10 American presidencies and withstood half a century of American economic embargo. He survived numerous attempts to overthrow or assassinate him. He fought off one U.S.-backe
But first: the dangers of domestic terrorism, extremism and efforts to counter its use of social media. The attack in Charlottesville underscored just how real this is. As Miles O'Brien explains, experts who study the psychological and technological
Big changes are coming to an American tradition, the Boy Scouts. The Scouting board voted unanimously today to admit girls into the century-old program, and to permit them to earn the coveted rank of Eagle Scout. John Yang has more. Thanks, Judy. Beg
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