Education Oct 26 Six years on, Arne Duncan says we’re testing kids too much Standardized testing in schools has gotten out of hand, according to the Obama administration. After being supportive of testing and assessment, the White House has reversed policy and now recommends capping testing at 2 percent of class time. Gwen Ifill…
Episode Oct 26 PBS NewsHour full episode October 26, 2015 Monday on the NewsHour, the Obama administration reverses course on standardized testing in schools. Also: The WHO announced that the consumption of processed meats can raise the risk of cancer, what two teenagers’ lives tell about the cycle of violence…
Episode Oct 25 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode October 25, 2015 On this edition for Sunday, October 25th, 2015, rain-soaked Texas contends with flash floods, President Obama wants American school kids to spend less time preparing for standardized tests, and the president of Honduras talks about the country's surge of domestic…
World Oct 25 Catholic bishops endorse Pope Francis’ call for more open-hearted church Pope Francis closed a three-week meeting of Catholic Bishops on Sunday that focused on the church's position on family issues. The Bishop's expressed a more tolerant view toward divorced Catholics, but blocked any reconsideration of the church's stance on gay…
Education Oct 25 What will Obama’s new testing plan mean for American students? President Obama on Saturday called on states to cut back on standardized testing for U.S. school kids, who, on average, take eight of them every year, from pre-K through 12th grade every year. The Obama administration also released a testing…
World Oct 25 Afghanistan’s first women and gender studies program now in session Since the Taliban was ousted from power 14 years ago, Afghanistan's government has taken steps to improve the status of women, including in education. NewsHour's Megan Thompson reports.
World Oct 25 Behind the fight to stem violence and protect women in Honduras A wave of immigrants to the U.S. from Honduras has been fueled largely by drug and gang-related violence and a surge of violence against women. They're all problems that Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez is trying to address. Special Correspondent…
Arts Oct 25 Boston art exhibit captures dynamic Dutch society in changing times A new art exhibit is being heralded as the first show ever to look at the Dutch masterworks for how the painters viewed society. The exhibit, “Class Distinctions: Dutch Painting in the Age of Rembrandt and Vermeer," recently opened at…
Episode Oct 24 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode October 24, 2015 On this edition for Saturday, October 24th, 2015, Hurricane Patricia makes landfall in Mexico then weakens rapidly, in our signature segment, women fleeing domestic violence in Honduras hope for safe harbor in the U.S., and a bill to protect hacked…
World Oct 24 Israel and Jordan strike deal on Jerusalem holy site, Kerry says U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Israel and Jordan have agreed on steps to curb a recent wave of violence between Palestinians and Israelis and announced there will be constant video monitoring around a sacred site in Jerusalem's Old…