• The most important standardized test you've never heard of

    The most important standardized test you've never heard of

    Sep 15, 2016 07:31 PM EDT

    ... of B or better. Old problem with modern trappings The problem of students not being ready for college is as old as American higher education. In the 1630s, Harvard had to provide Greek and Latin tutors for the unprepared. But the modern form of remedial education took root in the ...

  • Six Virginia residents share their election perspectives -- and voting plans

    Six Virginia residents share their election perspectives -- and voting plans

    Aug 26, 2016 11:32 PM EDT

    ... any positive values in the guy. We talk about his business knowledge, $650 million in debt. He's had how many bankruptcies? That's not the way you run a successful business. I don't know what's going to happen in the end, but I certainly don't want ...

  • Obama calls on lawmakers to revisit public option on health care

    Obama calls on lawmakers to revisit public option on health care

    Jul 11, 2016 10:07 PM EDT

    ... look at what Obama sees as the accomplishments of his law: millions of Americans who have gained coverage, slower growth in overall health costs and better coordination of care to improve quality. Yet it's also a memo for Democrat Hillary Clinton on how she can build on his legacy ...

  • How the U.S. is countering the Islamic extremist propaganda machine

    How the U.S. is countering the Islamic extremist propaganda machine

    Jun 14, 2016 11:29 PM EDT

    ... Obama and Hillary Clinton for not using the term radical Islam to define the threat of terrorism. But Mr. Obama, in extensive remarks delivered at the Treasury Department today, struck back, saying the presumptive Republican nominee's plan to ban Muslims from the U.S., and the language he uses ...

  • Inventor behind Priceline bemoans broken patent system

    Inventor behind Priceline bemoans broken patent system

    May 26, 2016 08:04 PM EDT

    ... how we organize our society. It’s about what we do better than the rest of the world in business and economic issues, so we better figure out how we’re going to strengthen our intellectual property system without strangling ourselves in court. On attempts at patent reform in Congress ...

  • Can big data save these children?

    Can big data save these children?

    Mar 22, 2016 09:06 PM EDT

    “They are able to use data to anticipate where a problem might occur versus waiting for a problem to occur and then reviewing it. That’s the kind of work that can happen in child protection.”

  • The latest: Democratic presidential candidates face off in Charleston

    The latest: Democratic presidential candidates face off in Charleston

    Jan 18, 2016 02:38 AM EDT

    The Democratic presidential debate is underway, with three candidates set to clash over health care, gun policy and more.

  • Sanders, Clinton clash during Democratic debate in Charleston

    Sanders, Clinton clash during Democratic debate in Charleston

    Jan 18, 2016 02:03 AM EDT

    In a turn from more civil Democratic presidential debates, all three candidates clashed on health care, gun policy and more in a forum just a few blocks from the "Mother Emanuel" church where nine parishioners were murdered last year.

  • 10 cutting-edge gadgets from the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show

    10 cutting-edge gadgets from the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show

    Jan 09, 2016 10:17 PM EDT

    From a hoverboard that doubles as your butler to an alarm clock that wakes you up by scent -- here are ten of the most cutting-edge gadgets from the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show

  • To run completely on clean energy, Denmark harnesses wind power

    To run completely on clean energy, Denmark harnesses wind power

    Dec 13, 2015 12:19 AM EDT

    In Denmark, officials have taken strides to minimize the effects of climate change by converting from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources like wind and solar power. Over the next 35 years, the country aspires to become the first nation on earth to run completely, including transportation, on clean energy. NewsHour Special Correspondent Lisa Desai...