Videos

Elizabeth Todd-Breland (A Political Education) and William Ayers (about Becoming a Teacher) talked about education and education reform in the United States.

The Bipartisan Policy Center hosted a discussion on health and education programs for K-12 students. Speakers included former Senator Bill Frist (R-TN), former Education Secretary John King,…

University of Chicago Professor Eve Ewing discussed her book, 1919, and some of her other works.

A House Education and Labor subcommittee held a hearing on responses for elementary and secondary schools to natural disasters. In the first panel, Frank Brogan, the assistant Education…

Pacific Research Institute fellow Lance Izumi argued that parents should have the right to opt out of the public school system.

Todd Ruger talked about how states and localities are spending $1 billion in federal safety funds to protect schools from mass shootings.

C-SPAN announced the winners of the 2019 StudentCam documentary competition. Mason Daugherty and Eli Scott of MIcKinney, Texas, won the grand prize for their video, “What It Means to be…

Bloomberg News investigative journalist Peter Robison discussed his recent article on changes to school nutrition standards and the role of the U.S. dairy industry. This program is part of a…

Mary Beth Tinker and Erik Jaffe talked about Tinker v. Des Moines, the 1969 Supreme Court case in which the justices ruled 7-2 that students do not lose their First Amendment rights at school.…

Former Business Week editor Andrea Gabor reported on how several school systems throughout the country have abandoned “top-down” education reform in favor of a different model that,…

U.S. News and World Report's Lauren Camera talked about the Federal Commission on School Safety’s report and what it means for school discipline across the U.S.

Known as “The Monkey Trial,” the Scopes Trial put a national spotlight on the debate of teaching evolution in public schools. Author and University of Kansas professor Jeffrey Moran talked about the media…

State education officials from Nebraska, Delaware and South Carolina testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on implementation of the Every Student…

The Center for American Progress hosted an event on academic achievement and community development. More specifically, speakers discussed the challenges and benefits of so-called community…

Obama administration Education Secretary Arne Duncan discussed the successes and failures of schools in America. He was interviewed by Kaya Henderson, former chancellor of the District of…

C-SPAN hosted a conference with teachers from around the country to help educators learn more about how to use the network’s online resources in their classrooms. In this session, C-SPAN founder…

C-SPAN hosted an educators' conference in Washington, DC where teachers from around the country gathered to learn more about how to use the network’s online resources in their classrooms.…

Former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan reflected on his career in education and offered his thoughts on the state of America’s schools.

Michael Hinojosa, the superintendent of the Dallas, Texas, Independent School District, delivered the keynote address at a conference of urban school superintendents. He talked about his…

Popular Mechanics' Lara Sorokanich discussed her article, “Guide to Safer Schools” which looks at measures schools can take to help keep students safe in the upcoming year. This program is part of a…