• Wisdom from four decades of education reporting

    Wisdom from four decades of education reporting

    Oct 16, 2015 12:34 AM EST

    ... HARI SREENIVASAN: Finally tonight: a career of covering education and some of the observations learned along the way. John Merrow has been a special correspondent for education for the NewsHour for more than three decades now, covering everything from the importance of reading to young children, to battles over ...

  • Will the pope's visit to Congress bring a political miracle of unity?

    Will the pope's visit to Congress bring a political miracle of unity?

    Sep 24, 2015 12:40 AM EST

    ... boss, is arriving. Is that exciting? REV. PATRICK J. CONROY, Chaplain of the House of Representatives: Well, I imagine the pope's coming is exciting for any Catholic. His coming is exciting for me, although I'm not all that anxious about it, because I know that I'm going ...

  • How can America narrow divisions between police and community?

    How can America narrow divisions between police and community?

    Sep 18, 2015 12:24 AM EST

    ... that this has on everybody in the community where it's done? Is there a right and a wrong answer there? No, but the answer for me there is going for more transparency, so these bad incidents that happen -- and there are terrible incidents that happen, where we get the ...

  • Learning classical guitar helps kids in trouble change their tune

    Learning classical guitar helps kids in trouble change their tune

    Sep 09, 2015 12:14 AM EST

    ... HUFF: These are reassuring words for a budding classical guitarist. JEREMY OSBORNE: It's all the same notes. KENNEDY HUFF: They have traded their uniforms for sweater vest, Crocs for loafers. For a hour every Tuesday and Thursday, Demetrius, Peter and Israel get to escape their reality. STUDENT: I used ...

  • Pope Francis expected to challenge lawmakers in U.S. trip

    Pope Francis expected to challenge lawmakers in U.S. trip

    Aug 10, 2015 07:14 PM EST

    WASHINGTON — A political pope is sure to seize his opportunity when he addresses a political body. So both Democrats and Republicans are looking forward to Pope Francis' remarks to Congress next month — and bracing for them, too. The pope thrills Democrats with his teachings on climate change, social justice and ...

  • A cautionary tale about taking retroactive Social Security benefits

    A cautionary tale about taking retroactive Social Security benefits

    May 18, 2015 03:40 PM EST

    ... i.e., the WEP and GPO only come into play when you start collecting your non-covered pension. Lisa: Teachers don't expect SS benefits for their teaching years (as not taxed for SS), but it seems a miscarriage of justice to lose earned SS benefits and spouse's earned ...

  • On Teacher Appreciation Day, 14 educators on why they teach

    On Teacher Appreciation Day, 14 educators on why they teach

    May 05, 2015 03:20 PM EST

    ... a teacher it has been my privilege to challenge, support and facilitate this learning process. Witnessing the pursuit of others' life passions and their compassion for life is tremendously rewarding. John Czernicki After all these years, teaching still makes my heart and soul soar and fills me with pride and ...

  • Millennials don't know how to talk about race, and that's a problem

    Millennials don't know how to talk about race, and that's a problem

    Mar 25, 2015 06:08 PM EST

    In November 2008, a political lifetime ago, the pollster John Zogby published an Op-Ed calling Millennials the “First Global Citizens.” Zogby joined other politicos and pundits eager to see in this new generation of Americans signs of movement toward an idealized “post-racial” country. People had their own agenda for these assertions, from Tim Rutten, who...

  • We need to talk about racism on college campuses

    We need to talk about racism on college campuses

    Mar 18, 2015 09:16 PM EST

    Following the release of a video showing the members of University of Oklahoma’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon chanting racist slurs, the conversation of racism on college campuses has been refreshed. How have campus newspapers responded to the disturbing images?

  • With number of English learners growing, school districts get federal guidance on honoring students’ civil rights

    With number of English learners growing, school districts get federal guidance on honoring students’ civil rights

    Jan 07, 2015 07:01 PM EST

    For the first time this year, non-white children make up a larger portion of the country’s public school students than white children. Within that growing racial diversity is an increasing linguistic diversity. There are about 5 million public school students who are not proficient English speakers. Since 2004, 19 states have seen the number of...