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09/10/2025

09/10/2025

Watch the on-demand film: Becoming Thurgood: America's Social Architect about the life and legacy of Thurgood Marshall. (Thru 10/8) Then scroll down to watch the community conversation held at WXXI Studios on 9/4.

Watch Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect premieres on-demand through October 8th and then enjoy the on-demand version of the Community Discussion (below) from an event at WXXI Studios from September 4, 2025 preview screening event. *Becoming Thurgood* The film explores the legacy of Thu...

09/10/2025

Survey Report: Community College students that are parents are more likely to drop out due to work, childcare and school work.

Many of these students face significant hurdles to finishing their education, such as working 30 hours or more a week while juggling classes and childcare.

09/10/2025

Tonight!

On September 10th at 7PM, Join author Kwame Alexander and producers Julius Harper & Nicole Velez for a lively webinar exploring Acoustic Rooster — from book to PBS KIDS special! Discover how music and performing arts can inspire young learners, and get access to FREE resources from PBS KIDS and GBH Education. Register now: https://bit.ly/4fcKaNI

Books by Kwame Alexander will be raffled to five lucky attendees! Full rules and regulations can be viewed here: http://bit.ly/463Jvu

09/10/2025

Teaching Teachers about AI at Nazareth University What do you think are the best uses of AI in education for teachers and students. Share your thoughts in the comments. https://www.wxxinews.org/local-news/2025-09-09/nazareth-is-instructing-teachers-how-to-take-on-artificial-intelligence

from Noelle E. C. Evans & WXXI News

Colleges are preparing the next generation of teachers to manage artificial intelligence in the classroom, and at Nazareth University, that includes ways to use AI for teaching English to language learners.

09/09/2025

Tune in tonight for the premiere (9/9) and then hop over here to find out about re-airs, on-demand and the recording of our community discussion about Becoming Thurgood. https://www.wxxi.org/highlights/becoming-thurgood-community-discussion-on-demand/

Explore the life and legacy of Thurgood Marshall, the nation’s first African American Supreme Court justice also known as “Mr. Civil Rights,” from his legal career with the NAACP to his 1967 appointment to the nation’s highest court. "Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect," part of WXXI's HBCU Week of programming, premieres TONIGHT (9/9) at 10 p.m. on WXXI-TV and streams live on the WXXI & PBS apps.

To learn more about special HBCU programming, visit WXXI.org/hbcu

09/09/2025

Explore the new PBS LearnngMedia Weather Hunters Collection to support the launch of the new PBS KIDS Weather Hunters series. The new animated series from PBS KIDS® for children 4-8 created by Emmy-winning weatherman and Today show host Al Roker. Each episode is a 22-minute story featuring 8-year-old weather wiz and force of nature Lily Hunter and her family.

The Hunter family explores and reports on everything from rain, snow, dew, thunder, lightning, ice, and fog to more extreme weather, like hurricanes. This series is about inspiring a new generation to explore the incredible world of weather and investigate its role in their lives.

The show aims to cultivate awareness, curiosity, knowledge, and caring about how weather impacts individuals, communities, and global society.

Weather Hunters is a new animated series from PBS KIDS® for children 4–8 created by Emmy-winning weatherman and host from Today, Al Roker. The Hunter family models how to investigate, prepare for, report, and celebrate the weather in their world.

09/08/2025

Op-ed: Some AI Advice for Educators on How to Use It Responsibly via The Hechinger Report 9/7/25

Even as educators are optimistic about AI’s potential, they are cautious and sometimes resistant to it. What should responsible educators do? As a learning scientist who has been involved in research about AI and about learning for decades, I have some ideas.

09/08/2025

These neurodivergent students are helping each other build more inclusive schools

A peer-to-peer movement of neurodivergent youth is hitting campuses this fall to build more inclusive spaces together.

09/08/2025

Here is a look at other countries with the lowest vaccination rates and what it does to their young children as they are exposed to a wide variety of diseases.

An estimated 14 million kids don't get any vaccines. They face serious threats from measles, diarrhea, pneumonia and more.

09/05/2025

The September Education E-News Preview has been posted: https://mailchi.mp/wxxi/wxxi-education-13393962

09/05/2025

WXXI Screening &;Discussion of Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect kicks off the HBCU Week ( https://WXXI.org/HBCU ) with MPT. Pictured: Moderator Kearstin Piper Brown, Panelists: Judge Melissa Barrett, Dr. Shaun Nelms, Spencer Ash, interpreter Samantha Geffen, WXXI CEO Chris Hastings & Chief Content Officer Julio Saenz.RG&E's Jasmine Knowlin Thanks to Local Community Partners Rochester Gas & Electric , and Rochester Area Community Foundation for supporting the event.