About Courtney @cglennvino
Courtney Vinopal is a general assignment reporter at the PBS NewsHour.
Courtney’s Recent Stories
Arts Oct 30
‘The Poet X’ is our November book club pickOur November 2020 pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour’s book club with The New York Times, is Elizabeth Acevedo’s "The Poet X."…
Arts Oct 27
Author Paul Tough answers your questions about ‘Helping Children Succeed’Paul Tough, author of our October pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions about “Helping Children Succeed: What Works and Why.”…
Arts Oct 23
The study that helped this reporter understand student successWhat should teachers do to help their students succeed? That was a central question that journalist Paul Tough was trying to answer when he came across an innovative study in 2013.
Nation Oct 21
How Barrett’s confirmation could influence the fight over abortion accessShould Barrett replace late liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her vote will cement a 6-3 conservative majority on the high court. Here’s what experts say Barrett’s record on abortion tells us and what the fight over reproductive rights looks like…
Arts Oct 21
How this reporter learned to love nosy questionsOur October 2020 pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is Paul Tough's “Helping Children Succeed.”…
Politics Oct 13
WATCH: Biden attends event encouraging the public to vote in Miramar, FloridaThe former vice president spoke in Pembroke Pines to discuss his vision for older Americans. He'll then appear at an event in Miramar, encouraging residents of Florida to vote.
Arts Oct 08
Discussion questions for ‘Helping Children Succeed’Our October 2020 pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour’s book club with The New York Times, is Paul Tough’s "Helping Children Succeed."…
Politics Oct 08
WATCH: N.J. congressional candidates Van Drew, Kennedy hold debateNew Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew, a Republican, and his Democratic challenger Amy Kennedy will participate in a live debate at 8 p.m. ET. Watch it here.
Nation Oct 05
As summer protests cool off, racial justice activists consider ‘how to fight differently’As a summer of unrest comes to a close, activists who continue to protest say they are focusing on their own communities, in hopes that they can get closer to realizing the goals of previous generations of activists who fought…
Politics Oct 01
WATCH: Federal officials testify on fraud prevention in small business loan programsOfficials from the Office of the Inspector General and the U.S. Government Accountability Office will testify Oct. 1 about efforts to prevent fraud within federal programs set up to support small businesses affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic.