Aug 21 Are Year-Round Enrichment Programs the Answer to Summer Learning Loss? NewsHour photo by Mike Fritz Few things conjure up childhood nostalgia like summer vacation. Yet the long period away from school is often cited by education experts as a crucial factor in explaining why some students fall behind in… Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch Year-Round School Commits to Students from Middle School to Last Day of College Rainier Scholars, a Seattle non-profit, is trying to curb high school drop out rates. Taking the long-term approach, they identify students with high barriers to higher education and ask them -- some as young as 10 -- to commit not… Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch In Rhode Island, Reinventing Summer School to Prevent Kids’ Learning Loss In Rhode Island, Reinventing Summer School to Prevent Kids' Learning Loss… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch Shields and Lowry on GOP Veep Choice Paul Ryan, Medicare Debate, Romney’s Taxes Shields and Lowry on GOP Veep Choice Paul Ryan, Medicare Debate, Romney's Taxes… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch Young Undocumented Immigrants Line Up for Waivers to Avoid Deportation Young Undocumented Immigrants Line Up for Waivers to Avoid Deportation… Continue watching
Aug 16 Primer: How Paul Ryan Proposes To Change Medicare Rep. Paul Ryan greets supporters during a campaign rally at Waukesha County Expo Center in Wisconsin on Sunday. Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/GettyImages. Editor's Note: Rep. Paul Ryan's ideas for reforming Medicare and Medicaid have received fresh scrutiny this week… Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch Shields and Brooks on the Job Report, Sequestration, and Tea Party Primary Wins Shields and Brooks on the Job Report, Sequestration, and Tea Party Primary Wins… Continue watching
Jul 27 Shields and Brooks on the Veepstakes, Their Favorite Olympic Sports By Christina Bellantoni It's been way too long since we last sat in the NewsHour newsroom for the Doubleheader. But the good news is, syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks were reunited this week. I'm… Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch Shields and Brooks on Economic Forecast, Mitt Romney Overseas, and Campaign Ads Shields and Brooks on Economic Forecast, Mitt Romney Overseas, and Campaign Ads… Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch Brooks, Dionne, Woodruff on Campaign Strategy, Outsourcing and Gun Control Brooks, Dionne, Woodruff on Campaign Strategy, Outsourcing and Gun Control… Continue watching