Education Mar 31 Can hands-on career education go online during school shutdowns? By Steven Yoder, Hechinger Report
Nation Jan 30 Paralyzed at 19, Buoniconti has mixed feelings on football Marc Buoniconti has a love-hate relationship with the football. He was paralyzed from the shoulders down making a tackle in college in 1985, and his father, Nick, a Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker, died last July after struggling with… By Steven Wine, Associated Press
Education Apr 16 This high school finds success combining college-ready classes with career training “When we leave here we’re like 10 steps ahead of everybody else.”… By Emily Richmond, The Hechinger Report
Education Apr 13 With our shortage of skilled workers, career and technical education is ready to be taken seriously In the face of a looming labor crisis, this New Hampshire voc-ed high school is preparing students for good middle-class jobs of the future. By Sarah Gonser, The Hechinger Report
Science Jul 26 Watch What football does to the brain, according to a major study The largest study to date on the dangers of hard hits and concussions in football concluded that 110 of 111 deceased former NFL players had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, raising even stronger concerns about the risks of brain injury… By PBS NewsHour
Jul 26 What a new study teaches us about football and brain disease By Amber Partida Weeks before the NFL season begins, new research reminds us of the physical cost of America’s most popular sport. Continue reading
Jan 14 Judge rejects $760 million NFL injury settlement with former players By Margaret Myers A federal judge rejected a deal between the NFL and former players. The judge argued that the proposed $760 million may not be enough to cover all retired players who become ill due to head injuries suffered while playing. Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch Will ex-players find the NFL’s head trauma settlement sufficient? Will ex-players find the NFL's head trauma settlement sufficient?… Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch Investigating how head injuries have delivered a blow to pro-football Investigating how head injuries have delivered a blow to pro-football… Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch New Scan May Enable Better Diagnosis, Treatment for Athletes’ Brain Damage Jeffrey Brown talks with Dr. Gary Small of UCLA about how new procedures may enable doctors to identify serious head injuries in athletes and others, and the grave importance of protecting our brains from physical trauma. Continue watching