Education Sep 28 Students Speak Out on the Biggest Issues in Education On American Graduate Day, community organizations, celebrities and educators acknowledge their commitment to keeping at-risk students in school. PBS NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs participated by asking students around the country about their most pressing issues in education.
Politics Sep 12 British Columbia Drunk Driving Deaths Cut Nearly in Half New drunk-driving laws in British Columbia have led to a dramatic decrease (roughly 50%) in alcohol-related fatalities over the past two years. Officials ramped up penalties on drivers who tested at a lower blood alcohol level (.05, as opposed to…
Politics Sep 05 Obama Lobbying Lawmakers on Syria From Overseas President Barack Obama has pushed Congress members for authorization to launch limited military strikes on Syria, in response to the use of chemical weapons. But a significant number of lawmakers remain unconvinced or in opposition to U.S. action.
Education Aug 13 In Defining What Public School Students Should Know, Teachers Wonder 'How?' In Defining What Public School Students Should Know, Teachers Wonder 'How?'…
Aug 13 Ballets Russes Inspires New Choreography in 21st Century When 'Art Danced With Music': Ballets Russes Inspires New Choreography in 21st Century…
Nation Jul 24 New Report Reveals Where You Live and Work Affects Your Economic Mobility New Report Reveals Where You Live and Work Affects Your Economic Mobility…
Arts Jul 01 A Giant Leap to the Russian Stage for American Ballet Dancer Hallberg Ballet star David Hallberg was the first American principal dancer to join the historically insular Bolshoi Theater in 2011. Jeffrey Brown talks to the dancer about his return to the Russian stage for the first time since an acid attack…