Aug 08 Watch Obama Orders Revamp of 'No Child Left Behind' Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced Monday that President Obama would sign an executive order to allow schools who are falling short of No Child Left Behind to circumvent the law. Gwen Ifill discusses the policy shift with Justin Snider of… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch Indian Surrogacy Helps Lift Some Poor, but Raises Ethical Issues In India, parental surrogacy is often less complicated and costly than having a surrogate in the United States. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro explores the ethics of outsourcing surrogacy in the second of two reports about Indian women who… Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch Famine, Strife in Somalia an 'Unfolding Tragedy' Instability in Somalia Hampers Efforts to Aid Famine 'Tragedy'… Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch Indonesian Plant Shows Promise for Male Birth Control A plant that reduces fertility, long used by Indonesian men, is being tested as a possible daily male birth control pill. Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch Mythbuster's Savage on Finding the Fun, and the 'Danger,' in Science Encouraging kids to get their hands dirty and embrace a little danger in science. Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch Study: Food Allergies in Children Becoming More Common, Severe A new study out Monday find that children's food allergies are now more common, and more severe. Gwen Ifill discusses the findings with Dr. Ruchi Gupta, the lead author of the study. Continue watching
Jun 15 'Skateistan' Offers Glimpse Into Lives of Young Afghan Skateboarders We're looking at the film "Skateistan: To Live and Skate Kabul," a documentary that follows the lives of young skateboarders in Afghanistan, this week as part of our partnership with The Economist magazine that showcases the art of filmmaking. Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch Self-Controlled Kids Prosper as Adults: "Fatalistically Depressing"? The full interview of Sesame Street's true blue monster, Grover, by Paul Solman. Continue watching
Jun 13 Self-Controlled Kids Prosper as Adults: 'Fatalistically Depressing'? By April Brown A study found that self-control at age 3 predicts financial competence in adulthood. But does that finding make researchers fatalistically depressed or tremendously encouraged?… Continue reading
Jun 07 Watch Saving: Brought to You By the Letter 'S' Paul Solman heads to Sesame Street to see how they're teaching children how to save. Continue watching