How Are Schools Monitoring Their Students on Social Media? (Videos)
How are school administrators keeping tabs on students' social posts without violating free speech and privacy rights?
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June 23, 2017
June 08, 2017
Teaching Students to Discern Fake News (Video)
In today's world, where fabricated news stories are often presented as legitimate, media literacy is more important than ever. In Washington state, media literacy advocates and legislators are working together to create curriculum to create digitally literate citizens.
May 19, 2017
Should School Buses Have Seat Belts? (Video)
Most school buses do not have seat belts — a safety concern for children nationwide. However, a number of states are considering legislation to change that.
May 04, 2017
Undocumented Students Fear for Their Future (Video)
Most undocumented students in the U.S. are protected under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. But immigration arrests are now up by 33 percent nationwide, and many DACA recipients are uncertain about their future.
April 20, 2017
Hands-On Veterinary Program Helps Navajo Students Succeed (Video)
Students in the veterinary science program at Monument Valley High School, located in Navajo Nation in northeast Arizona, get hands-on instruction that prepares them for college and careers.
April 06, 2017
Can Cameras in Special Ed. Classrooms Prevent Student Abuse? (Video)
To help prevent students with disabilities from being abused at school, Texas now requires cameras in special education classrooms upon request. But is this the best solution?
March 17, 2017
Are Vouchers Hurting or Helping Education? (Video)
Indiana has one of the largest voucher programs in the country, with over 34,000 students receiving tax dollars to pay for private schools. With the Trump administration favoring school choice, many wonder if vouchers help or hurt education.
March 10, 2017
How Military Preschools Became Some of the Best in the Country (Video)
Military families enjoy some of the best—and most inexpensive— child care in the country. Why is this? Education Week correspondent Kavitha Cardoza reports from Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.
February 23, 2017
Transgender-Student Protections: How They've Changed and What It Means (Videos)
The U.S. Departments of Justice and Education have withdrawn federal guidelines that required schools to allow transgender students to use the bathroom corresponding to their gender identity. What does this mean for districts and students?
February 16, 2017
How Can Schools Help Fight Student Homelessness? (Video)
Education Week correspondent Lisa Stark reports from one of the poorest districts in Kansas, which employs a unique program to help homeless students and their families.
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