Jun 06 Obama Calls for High Speed Broadband at Schools Throughout U.S. EmbedVideo(315, 482, 304); President Obama called for expanding broadband access in schools nationwide Thursday, so that teachers can use technology to better educate their students. Learning Matters' John Tulenko reported in 2011 on one North Carolina school district which… Continue reading
Jun 06 Collection Of Phone Records Raises Fresh Questions About Domestic Spying By Christina Bellantoni Hours after President Barack Obama named Susan Rice to be his new national security adviser, another Washington "NSA" was thrust into the spotlight over reports it is secretly collecting phone records of millions of Americans. The revelations about the National… Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch News Wrap: IRS Apologizes for Excessive Spending on Conference In other news Thursday, a top IRS official apologized at a House hearing for a 2010 conference that cost more than $4 million. Also, Senate Democrats and Republicans blocked each other's proposals to keep student loan interest rates from doubling… Continue watching
Jun 05 Watch Weighing Economic Pros and Cons of Legalizing Undocumented Workers Weighing Economic Costs and Bonuses of Legalizing Undocumented Workers… Continue watching
Jun 05 Judy's Notebook: A Millennial Crystal Ball If you still aren't sure about how large a role technology will play in creating job opportunities in the future, or whether China rather than the U.S. is the main driver of the global economy, or how worried the younger… Continue reading
Jun 05 How Do You See Immigration Reform Affecting the Economy? Inside Immigration Reform is a PBS NewsHour ongoing series. This week on the PBS NewsHour, we look at the economic costs and benefits of the immigration reform bill currently under consideration in the United States Senate. The… Continue reading
Jun 05 Christie Under Fire From Both Parties After Special Election Announcement New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie outlines plans for a special election to be held to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat of the late Democratic Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg. By calling for a special election to fill the… Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch News Wrap: U.S. Soldier Pleads Guilty to Killing 16 Afghan Civilians In other news Wednesday, Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales pleaded guilty to killing 16 Afghan civilians last year. Bales recalled entering two villages at night and shooting his victims. Also, anti-government protesters in Turkey called for the ousting of police… Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch News Wrap: Conservative Groups Speak Out at Congressional Hearing on IRS News Wrap: Conservative Groups Speak Out at Congressional Hearing on IRS… Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch Obama Moves to Fill U.S. Court of Appeals Seats, Setting Stage for Confrontation Obama Moves to Fill U.S. Court of Appeals Seats, Setting Stage for Confrontation… Continue watching