Jul 23 Dept. of Education encourages colleges to experiment with flexible credit systems By Elizabeth Jones As a part of President Barack Obama’s push to make college more affordable, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday that it will launch a new initiative to test innovative practices aimed at providing nontraditional, low-income and struggling students with… Continue reading
Jul 23 Teen use of human growth hormones doubles, survey finds By Anna Christiansen The number of teens obtaining and abusing human growth hormones has doubled in one year, according to a survey published Wednesday by the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids. Continue reading
Jul 23 How brands make the man, and the woman – literally By Wahyd Vannoni All brands carry their own messaging about how we should look and act. And we take our cues from them -- whether it's a Starbucks Americano or a Harley Davidson motorcycle -- to shape our own identities, says marketing professor… Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 9/11 Commission: Americans can't be complacent about new security threats By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch Will conflicting federal health care law rulings head to the Supreme Court? By PBS News Hour The federal court of appeals based in Washington ruled that the Affordable Care Act does not allow policyholders who get insurance through the federal exchange to qualify for subsidies. A separate ruling, issued hours later by a federal appeals court… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch In Houston, traditional public school shares ideas and a roof with charter schools By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 22 Homeland Security arrests 192 on immigrant smuggling charges By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press The Homeland Security Department said Tuesday it arrested 192 people along the Mexican border in South Texas on immigrant-smuggling charges and seized more than $625,000, part of the Obama administration's efforts to discourage and disrupt the flood of tens of… Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch 'Valor was everywhere': Medal of Honor winner Pitts honored for Afghan battle heroism By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch Expansion of My Brother's Keeper initiative aims to end 'schoolhouse to jailhouse pipeline' By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch News Wrap: Texas governor to send troops to Mexico border By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced plans to send up to 1,000 National Guard troops to the Mexican border as Washington grapples with the surge of children and families entering the U.S. illegally. Also, at least… Continue watching