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Startup Weekend Bay Area Challenges Entrepreneurs and Teachers to Co-create Solutions to Education Pain Points
Educators, developers, and designers will gather at Kno Inc.’s headquarters for Startup Weekend EDU, a 54-hour crash course in building applications and developing education-based use [...]
At-Risk Youth Linked To High School Dropout Problem
PBS NEWSHOUR examines at-risk youth in two pieces on high school dropout problem airing this week. The PBS NEWSHOUR took a close look at the [...]
Dyslexia Linked To Abnormality In Auditory Processing
People with dyslexia often struggle with the ability to accurately decode and identify what they read. Although disrupted processing of speech sounds has been implicated [...]
Should Community Service Be Required Of High School Students?
We are facing a proposal to require community service for all high school students. I am very concerned about the mixed message this will send [...]
Avoid These 5 Things If You Have too Much Debt
If you’re struggling with too much debt, you’re not alone. It seems as if the whole nation has a borrowing hangover. For years, credit was [...]
Focus On The Negative To Change The Status Quo
If you want people to change the status quo, first you have to get them to notice what’s wrong with it. That’s the idea behind [...]
7 Tips to Stay Safe on the Roads
Whether you're at a holiday party, a New Year’s Eve bash at a bar or reveling with friends, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the [...]
Students Share Global Holiday Traditions on NewsHour Extra
NewsHour Extra, the education resource center of PBS NEWSHOUR, is showcasing holiday traditions from countries all over the globe in the voices of the youth [...]
6 Tips to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain
It’s so common to experience a little holiday weight gain, it’s almost expected. The problem is, very few of us ever take the holiday weight [...]
