Sep 17 Watch News Wrap: Chinese Protests over Japan’s Islands Acquisition In other news Monday, Chinese protesters clashed with police and Japanese businesses and citizens, after news broke the Japanese government had purchased long-disputed islands located northeast of Taiwan. There are rumors that large oil and natural gas deposits are located… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch Day 2 of Chicago Strike: Teachers Union vs. Financially-Strapped Schools Day 2 of Chicago Strike: Teachers Union vs. Financially-Strapped Schools… Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch School of Wine: Training Students for Jobs in Washington State’s Wine Industry School of Wine: Training Students for Jobs in Washington State's Wine Industry… Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch Ending Negotiations, 25,000 Chicago Teachers Head to the Picket Lines Ending Negotiations, 25,000 Chicago Teachers Head to the Picket Lines… Continue watching
Sep 05 Is Academia Becoming an ‘Idea Graveyard?’ Photo credit: j.gresham via Flickr Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Wednesday's query: Name: Michael Shinder Question: Science and technology don't seem to… Continue reading
Sep 05 Is Academia Becoming an “Idea Graveyard?” By Paul Solman Photo credit: j.gresham via Flickr Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on the Making Sen$e page. Here is Wednesday's query: Name: Michael Shinder Question: Science and technology don't seem to… Continue reading
Aug 30 Whatever Happened to ‘Discover Economics with Paul Solman’? Paul Solman produced a set of videos to teach the basics of economics in 2004 to accompany McGraw-Hill’s introductory textbooks. This comes from “The Basics of Graphing.” Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and… Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch Neil Armstrong: Reluctant, Modest Hero Who Inspired Nation with One Step Neil Armstrong: Reluctant, Modest Hero Who Inspired Nation with One Step… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch U.S. and U.K. Entangled in Legal Battle to Release Former IRA Militants’ Stories U.S. and U.K. Entangled in Legal Battle to Release Former IRA Militants' Stories… Continue watching
Aug 21 Are Year-Round Enrichment Programs the Answer to Summer Learning Loss? NewsHour photo by Mike Fritz Few things conjure up childhood nostalgia like summer vacation. Yet the long period away from school is often cited by education experts as a crucial factor in explaining why some students fall behind in… Continue reading