Sep 29 New Letters Illuminate Personalities, Story Behind DNA Structure Discovery Updated 2:37 p.m. ET Nine boxes of previously unknown letters, postcards and other correspondence from Francis… Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch Program Aims to Increase Number of Minority College Graduates Special correspondent John Tulenko examines some of the challenges minorities face in college and a program that concentrates on helping them complete a degree. Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch Tying Students’ Test Scores to Pay: Burden or Opportunity for Teachers? Tennessee is experimenting with giving a bonus to teachers whose students perform well. This comes as the Obama administration presses similar education reform efforts in other states. John Tulenko of Learning Matters Television reports. Continue watching
Sep 21 Survey: What Distracts You the Most While Driving? A Washington, D.C., police officer hands a warning Tuesday to a driver who was talking on his cell phone. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images Government leaders and safety advocates are meeting again Tuesday in Washington to discuss ways… Continue reading
Sep 17 Education Leaders Square Off Over Charters at ‘Superman’ D.C. Premiere Geoffrey Canada, Arne Duncan and Randi Weingarten. Photo by Tchad J. Moore Three documentaries released this year focus on the troubled American education system. The highest-profile is "Waiting for Superman," directed by Davis Guggenheim, who also directed the… Continue reading
Sep 17 Fidel Castro’s Favorite Dolphin Show Jeffrey Goldberg's recent interview with Fidel Castro may have raised questions about Castro's commitment to the Cuban model of socialism, but the Cuban leader was absolutely clear on one thing: he enjoys a good dolphin show: We went… Continue reading
Sep 15 Fenty Loss in D.C. Puts Fate of Rhee’s School Overhaul in Limbo Now that Adrian Fenty has lost his bid for a second term as mayor of the nation's capital, the education world is buzzing about the fate of Michelle Rhee, his outspoken schools chancellor. Ms. Rhee has become a… Continue reading
Sep 14 President Obama Pushes Accountability in Back-to-School Remarks With most U.S. schools now back in session, President Barack Obama relayed a message to American students Tuesday that nothing is beyond their reach as long as they're willing to dream big, work hard and stay focused on their… Continue reading
Sep 13 Inspiration, Funding Cited as Top Needs for Math and Science Education By the end of a Brookings Institution event on science and technology education, people were referring to superstring theorist Brian Greene as "rabbi." Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne, the moderator, took it a step further, calling him "Rabbi Rev. Continue reading
Sep 03 Track Hurricane Earl’s Atlantic Journey Kellie Maier kayaks Friday on water-covered Highway 12 in Kill Devil Hills, N.C. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Hurricane Earl continued to churn along the East Coast Friday, heading north from North Carolina and expected to reach southeastern Massachusetts… Continue reading