Education Apr 29 'World's best teacher' does not believe in tests and quizzes For 25 years, Nancie Atwell has run a small, independent K-8 school in Maine, where the goal is not just teaching young students, but also teachers. At the Center for Teaching and Learning, the school day is driven by a…
Nation Apr 29 News Wrap: LA County OKs sheriff's dept. abuse settlement In our news wrap Wednesday, Los Angeles County approved a settlement over systematic abuses of minorities. Under the settlement, the sheriff’s department agreed to three years of federal monitoring. Also, the government reported today that the first quarter GDP rose…
World Apr 29 Why didn't Nepal prepare for an inevitable earthquake? Why wasn’t Nepal better prepared for an earthquake that everyone expected? Judy Woodruff talks to Jonah Blank of RAND Corporation about the political and economic challenges in Nepal.
Nation Apr 29 NBA union boss wants to prove players were right to 'give a girl a chance' Michele Roberts, the first woman ever to run a professional sports union in North America, is on top of what is still very much a man's world. She'll face negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement with NBA team owners…
World Apr 29 Nepal desperation grows in areas still waiting for aid The magnitude of devastation in Nepal following the massive earthquake is still largely unknown in some of the country’s more remote areas. Jonathan Miller of Independent Television News meets survivors in the town of Bahrabise who are desperate for aid.
Nation Apr 29 Recovering from riots, Baltimore tries to refocus on Freddie Gray The presence of 3,000 police and National Guardsmen, as well as an overnight curfew, appeared to stabilize Baltimore. Tuesday night was not completely trouble free, but Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said the city is getting back to normal. Meanwhile, community…
Episode Apr 28 PBS NewsHour full episode April 28, 2015 Tuesday on the NewsHour, as riots in Baltimore trigger a state of emergency, we examine issues of police accountability and the deep-seated causes of anger and resentment. Also: the Supreme Court debates the definition of marriage in a historic case,…
Nation Apr 28 Chaos and the human costs of the Vietnam War's final days The fall of Saigon is a story we think we know, says filmmaker Rory Kennedy. But in "Last Days in Vietnam," a new documentary airing on PBS' American Experience, the people who were there tell the almost unbelievable stories of…