The Nation’s Report Card shows a drop in average scores for eighth graders in science and for 12th graders in math and reading.And liberal arts colleges are going through a challenging time, but one private college in Massachusetts is "reimagining" education.

A common dragon fly has an ability to not only survive in polluted water, but thrive.We’ll explore how one private college is developing a strategy to safely integrate artificial intelligence into instruction.And a public college in Massachusetts is taking a big step to combat food insecurity on campus.

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research.Scientists are studying how the small, seemingly ordinary Zebrafish could one day help people restore their hearing.And why knot? We’ll speak with a researcher who says knots and string tell stories of human history.

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research.Under President Donald Trump’s push to detain and deport undocumented immigrants, the Immigrants’ Rights Clinic at Columbia Law School is providing advice to families who are concerned about their children during back-to-school season.And an organization representing public school districts in New York has published a report to assist districts attract teachers during a national shortage.

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research.On this episode, we’ll learn about how one artist views and creates visual art through the use of artificial intelligence – and discuss the importance of AI literacy.And American cities are sinking. We’ll learn how satellites are used to track shifting population centers.

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research.Humans aren’t the only animals able to keep a beat. And we may not be the best at it either.A new study examines the time-keeping abilities of a special sea lion.[Rerun]

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research.On this program, we’ll learn about curious orcas.The Supreme Court has issued a decision could affect religious freedom in schools.And we’ll speak with an artist whose medium of choice is Lego.

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research.It’s summertime and people are flocking to the beach.On today’s program we will talk about sharks! We will uncover why they are misunderstood and all the important information about the “perceived ultra-predator.”

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research.Researchers have revealed how an otherwise ordinary moth in Australia uses the stars to make an annual voyage.And a coalition of teachers’ unions is suing the Trump administration over billions of dollars in frozen education aid.

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research.On this episode, we’ll speak with investigative journalist Mariah Blake.Blake’s new book “They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals” chronicles the decade-long fight for clean drinking water in the small community of Hoosick Falls, New York.