Veterans give life lessons to the young

Lessons learned on the battlefield can be every bit as valuable as those learned in school. Some veterans are sharing their hard-earned education with others. David Martin explains.

• Nov 12, 2019
• 2:54

Former Trump official calls for student loan forgiveness

A top official in the federal student loan program resigned, calling the system "fundamentally broken." With $1.6 trillion in student loans on the books, he's also calling for massive loan forgiveness. Mark Strassmann reports.

• Oct 24, 2019
• 1:44

Lin-Manuel Miranda on funding the arts

The career of Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Pulitzer- and Tony Award-winning creator of the Broadway sensation "Hamilton," has benefited from grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, one of the government agencies threatened with elimination by the Trump administration. A strong proponent of arts education, especially when it comes to kids in underserved regions of the country, Miranda spoke with Erin Moriarty and "Sunday Morning" about the importance of federal funding for the arts.

• Apr 23, 2017
• 6:04

Stephen Sondheim celebrates teachers

Broadway musical legend Stephen Sondheim treasures the role that teachers have played in his life, and today helps honor educators with the annual Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards. In this web exclusive, Mo Rocca talks with Sondheim about the teachers who have inspired him, and visits with a recent award recipient, Tracey Rains of Gatlinburg-Pittman High School in Tennessee, whose selfless mentoring of student Chelsea Hayes was nothing short of life-altering.

• Jul 9, 2017
• 6:03

A stand-up teacher

At a Varnett charter school in Houston, Eddie Brown is teaching sixth graders about different forms of energy. The kids love him in the classroom -- and so do audiences across the country, who flock to his "Teacher's Only" comedy tour. Steve Hartman reports.

• Feb 11, 2018
• 2:18

Play time: Public pianos

Spring is in full bloom, and in New York that means pianos are popping up like wildflowers. Michelle Miller talks with the founders of Sing For Hope, a group that has placed hundreds of pianos at parks, gardens and street-corners all over the city. She also talks with "Late Show" bandleader Jon Batiste about his support for the program; and she visits P.S. 8 in Manhattan, when one of the pianos is being donated to aid their arts education.

• Jun 3, 2018
• 4:42

Homeless college students: Out in the cold

For tens of thousands of college students in America, the toughest test they face is a lack of housing, seriously jeopardizing their chances to succeed. Lee Cowan reports on the trials faced by many students – young future lawyers, doctors and teachers – who struggle to find a proper place to sleep, and about the efforts of homeless shelters and food banks, such as Santa Monica's Students 4 Students Shelter, to provide help.

• Jan 20, 2019
• 12:10

"The Secret Life of Muslims": An education

From producer Josh Seftel comes this story of Richard McKinney, a former U.S. Marine who plotted to blow up an Islamic Center in Muncie, Ind., and through an unusual turn of events ended up in a place that is utterly surprising - and hopeful.

• Mar 24, 2019
• 5:37

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow layoffs at Education Department

A federal judge in Massachusetts had blocked the Trump administration from laying off more than 1,300 employees at the Department of Education.

• Jun 6, 2025

The story of Reconstruction

In the years following the Civil War known as Reconstruction, newly-freed African American men could finally vote, and would be elected to represent Southerners in Congress. But it was a period that would be transformed into an era of segregation and Jim Crow laws, and be taught to succeeding generations as a failed political experiment. Yet, Reconstruction is now being given its due in school curriculums, and in a new PBS documentary by Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates. Mo Rocca talks with Gates, as well as with historian Eric Foner and author Lawrence Otis Graham, about some of the most noted African American figures in the post-Civil War era.

• Apr 7, 2019
• 8:14

Minecraft, a virtual blockbuster

Since its debut in 2009, Minecraft has become one of the bestselling video games of all time, remarkably without guns or blood! More than 91 million people play it every month. But it's more than a Lego-like universe in which players create things; teachers are seeing the benefits of playing Minecraft in their classrooms. David Pogue visited a middle school in Basking Ridge, N.J., and the Minefaire gathering for Minecraft enthusiasts; and talked with YouTube celebrity JeromeASF, for whom Minecraft videos aren’t just a passion, they're a calling.

• Jun 16, 2019
• 6:58

The doctor is in

For 15 years, Carl Allamby was a master mechanic at a car garage in Ohio. But while studying to earn a business degree, his childhood dream to be a physician took over, and in short order the car doctor became a real doctor. Steve Hartman reports on one mechanic's remarkable second career.

• Aug 11, 2019
• 2:51

Sitting pretty: Colonial Williamsburg furniture restoration

At Colonial Williamsburg, getting the period details just right is a mission for furniture conservator Leroy Graves. Over the past three decades he has revolutionized how museums preserve and protect upholstered antiques, despite this son of sharecroppers having had virtually no formal education. A detective of sorts when it comes to repairing and refitting antiques, Graves' work is featured in an ongoing exhibition called "Upholstery CSI." Martha Teichner reports.

• Sep 15, 2019
• 6:18

Joe Clark

Joe Clark had his work cut out for him when he became principal of the drug- and crime-ridden East Side High School in Paterson, New Jersey. Harry Reasoner interviews Clark about his controversial tough-love approach.

• Mar 6, 1988
• 11:10

Get Real

Great universities are known for great professors but, as Lesley Stahl reports, profs can be hard to find in the classroom. Freshmen classes are often being taught by teaching assistants while professors work on getting tenure.

• Feb 26, 1995
• 13:33

Special Ed

Lesley Stahl reports on the soaring cost of special education - roughly $32 billion in 1996. Parents of special-needs children say the expense is justified, while parents of general education students argue that programs for their children are being short-changed.

• Jun 9, 1996
• 14:32

The Eyes Have It

If you've ever wondered what it would be like to take a class at Harvard, you're about to find out, but don't worry -- it's not advanced calculus or Latin. Professor John Stilgoe teaches the power of acute observation to gain information and insight. Steve Kroft reports.

• Jan 4, 2004
• 12:04

Thousands of students in limbo as Trump admin seeks to shut down Job Corps

Last week, the Labor Department announced a "phased pause" in operations at 99 contractor-operated Job Corps centers nationwide.

• Jun 4, 2025

Pentagon reviewing books as part of DEI purge

The Defense Department is reviewing more than 500 books available to students in DoD-run K-12 schools to see if they conform to President Trump's efforts to remove all traces of diversity, equity and inclusion from the federal government. CBS News' Eleanor Watson, Alex Tin and Olivia Rinaldi join with the latest.

• Jun 4, 2025
• 7:28

To increase girls in tech, focus on ages 8-12

Ayah Bdeir, the CEO and founder of LittleBits, says elementary school is the key window when girls are developing their interests.

• Mar 3, 2019
• 1:29

Making computer science required curriculum

Microsoft's Bonnie Ross says mandating computer science in elementary and middle school would make more girls interested in the subject.

• Mar 3, 2019
• 1:00

Murphy grills McMahon at funding hearing

Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy pressed Education Secretary Linda McMahon at her Senate committee budget hearing on her decision to stop funding a mental health program for students nationwide. Murphy also asked McMahon about the Trump administration's demands in its fight against Harvard University.

• Jun 3, 2025
• 7:04

Baldwin grills McMahon at budget hearing

Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin blasted Secretary of Education Linda McMahon during her budget hearing before the Senate Committee on Appropriations for not spending millions of dollars allocated by Congress to fund programs to benefit schools and students. McMahon insists the funds will be spent, but at the discretion of state and local governments.

• Jun 3, 2025
• 5:07

First college class after affirmative action ruling is slightly less diverse

In 2023, the Supreme Court ruled against race-conscious college admissions. Now, data on the first class of students to enter since then gives a peek into what the future of college enrollment holds.

• Jun 2, 2025

Quinta Brunson honored with key, mural at alma mater that inspired "Abbott Elementary"

Quinta Brunson was honored with a key to the city in a ceremony dedicating a separate mural at her alma mater, which inspired her show Abbott Elementary.

• Jun 2, 2025

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