• U.S. public high schools reach milestone graduation rate

    U.S. public high schools reach milestone graduation rate

    Apr 28, 2014 02:15 PM EDT

    ... administration ordered all states to begin using this method. States previously used a wide variety of ways to calculate high school graduation rates. Iowa, Vermont, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Texas ranked at the top with rates at 88 percent or 89 percent. The bottom performers were Alaska, Georgia, New Mexico, Oregon ...

  • Ryan to release latest budget with little fanfare

    Ryan to release latest budget with little fanfare

    Apr 01, 2014 01:24 PM EDT

    ... heralded on the right as sweeping visions for how to get the country’s fiscal house in order. But Tuesday’s expected release of the Wisconsin Republican’s 2015 plan does not appear to be garnering as much attention as those previous editions. And part of that may be by ...

  • Report finds chemical cleanup leaves hazardous 'toxic trail' across U.S.

    Report finds chemical cleanup leaves hazardous 'toxic trail' across U.S.

    Mar 17, 2014 04:27 PM EDT

    ... step along the trail, treatment leaves behind a new batch of waste that needs to be shipped somewhere else. At one stop, a plant in Wisconsin creates more waste than it takes in. Treatments create new hazards. The superheating used to release toxic chemicals in Kentucky gives way to another ...

  • High school football players discuss the pressure to stay in the game, despite concussions

    High school football players discuss the pressure to stay in the game, despite concussions

    Feb 04, 2014 02:12 AM EDT

    ... but you really don't feel it. It is not like a sprained ankle. Chuck Cook a graduate of Black River Falls High School in Wisconsin, explained how he and his friends beat the so-called impact test, a set of associations and memory questions used to diagnose concussions. STUDENT ...

  • Obama to call for limits on NSA data collection programs

    Obama to call for limits on NSA data collection programs

    Jan 17, 2014 02:30 PM EDT

    ... Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, which were previously subject to Section 5. Nor does it apply to states like Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin that have enacted new voting restrictions in the past few years. Civil rights groups and the U.S. Department of Justice applauded the proposal ...

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    White House gives check-up on HealthCare.gov website

    Dec 02, 2013 02:17 PM EDT

    ... up at Farragut Square. pic.twitter.com/58m2VCwJu9— Patrick Madden (@Patrick_Madden) December 2, 2013 Getting in the #PBSHoliday spirit! #LifeAtPBS https://t.co/35YIXjaOsM— PBS (@PBS) November 25, 2013 Costco Connection letters to the editor are great.— Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias) December 1, 2013 Katelyn Polantz contributed to this report ...

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    The Advice I'd Give My College Freshman Self

    Aug 23, 2013 05:44 PM EDT

    ... satisfies the expectations of others, or because it seems prudent. You're a good kid ... take a chance on yourself. Andrew, Financial Analyst, University of Wisconsin Madison, Class of 1993 Go to class! College isn't that hard if you actually, you know, show up! Rosalie Dech, Virginia Commonwealth University ...

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    Why Lyme Disease Is 10 Times More Common Than Previously Thought

    Aug 20, 2013 08:51 PM EDT

    In 2011, 96 percent of Lyme disease cases were concentrated in 13 states. Map by the PBS NewsHour. Around 300,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with Lyme disease annually, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Sunday, 10 times more than previously thought. Using a trio ...

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    The March on Washington at 50: What is its Relevance Today?

    Aug 12, 2013 07:35 PM EDT

    All photos courtesy Leonard Freed Estate On August 28, 1963, more than 200,000 people traveled in cars, trains, chartered buses and airplanes to the nation's capital to participate in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. To kick off our coverage of the 50th anniversary of the march, PBS NewsHour senior correspondent Jeffrey Brown...

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    One Group's Approach to Aid in Bangladesh

    Jul 03, 2013 07:45 PM EDT

    EmbedVideo(6861, 482, 304); Fazle Abed, founder of the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, describes its approach to development. DHAKA, Bangladesh | From its blood-soaked war of independence from Pakistan 42 years ago to disasters -- natural and industrial -- Bangladesh has long been known for epic human suffering and poverty. Yet this crowded South Asian nation...