Education Dec 05 How to create a ‘flipped’ video lecture for at-home study Math teacher Stacey Roshan creates video lectures that her students watch at home or on mobile devices. Photo by Mike Fritz/ PBS NewsHour Stacey Roshan, a math teacher at the Bullis School in Potomac, Md., does it at her… By April Brown
Nation Dec 03 Maryland’s successful test scores undermined by high exclusion rate Maryland's celebrated standardized test scores may not be what they appear. According to analysis of recent National Assessment of Educational Progress data, Maryland's reading scores are the second-highest in the nation for fourth grade and sixth-highest for eighth grade. But…
Politics Nov 21 Contrite Republican takes break from Congress after drug bust Rep. Trey Radel, R-Fla., exits D.C. Superior court after pleading guilty to misdemeanor charges of possession of cocaine on Wednesday. Photo by Linda Davidson / The Washington Post via Getty Images It's not every day a "wakeup call"…
Politics Oct 25 Obama agenda hinges on health care fixes President Obama shakes hands with supporters after speaking about immigration reform in the East Room of the White House Thursday. Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images The day after Congress approved a measure to end the government shutdown and raise… By Terence Burlij, Bridget Bowman
Oct 24 Health care website faces scrutiny on Capitol Hill By Bridget Bowman The problems plaguing HealthCare.gov in its initial rollout will get their first public airing Thursday on Capitol Hill, with House Republicans finding renewed energy in the fight even after a shutdown standoff over the same issue left them badly… Continue reading
Oct 23 What’s in a name? In physics, everything and nothing By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy The term “Big Bang theory” began as an insult, but it ushered the idea into pop culture, spawning namesakes like the CBS sitcom about scientists. Photo by Monty Brinton/CBS Broadcasting Inc. If it were up to Peter Higgs,… Continue reading
Oct 22 White House responds to reports that U.S. drone strikes violated human rights law Photo by Flickr user Farrukh Updated 3:45 p.m. | White House spokesman Jay Carney responded to two reports released by human rights groups Tuesday morning that questioned the legality of the U.S. drone strikes in… Continue reading
Oct 11 Shields and Brooks on shutdown’s ‘tectonic’ effect for Republicans .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and… Continue reading
Oct 11 Obama ‘receptive’ to GOP framework for solving government budget issues EmbedVideo(7698); After a meeting at the White House, Senate Republicans began work on a bipartisan plan to temporarily lift the debt ceiling and fund the government, while House GOP members updated their proposal. Congressional correspondent Kwame Holman reports… Continue reading