May 02 Health Reform on the Brink: Mixed Feelings in Maine By Jason Kane Editor's Note: This story is part of a series profiling the views of ordinary Americans and their experiences -- good, bad or indifferent -- with the health care reform law. To capture the essence of the opinions expressed, the stories… Continue reading
Apr 26 What We Lose by Losing Women in the Hard Sciences EmbedVideo(3255, 482, 304); Is it inherent gender differences, subtle discrimination, the overwhelming "maleness" of the hard science fields? Experts have struggled for years to understand what's keeping more women from entering physics, engineering and computer science. Continue reading
Apr 26 Millions Expected To Receive Insurance Rebates Totaling $1.3 Billion By Julie Appleby Millions of consumers and small businesses will receive an estimated $1.3 billion in rebates from their health plans this summer under a provision of the health care law that effectively limits what insurers can charge for administration and profits,… Continue reading
Apr 25 An American Graduate in New Mexico I hope you've been checking in from time to time on the content being created here and for the television version of the NewsHour around the American Graduate project. It's a nationwide examination of the challenge of getting… Continue reading
Apr 25 ‘Dropout Nation’ Turnaround: How Shelbyville Fixed its Dropout Problem Courtesy of Learning Matters In 2006, TIME Magazine featured Shelbyville, Ind.,under the headline "Dropout Nation." With a graduation rate of 75 percent, Shelbyville was the poster child for the dropout crisis in America. Since then, the community of… Continue reading
Apr 23 Health Reform on the Brink: Nervous in New Mexico By Jason Kane Editor's Note: This story is part of a series profiling the views of ordinary Americans and their experiences -- good, bad or indifferent -- with the health care reform law. To capture the essence of the opinions expressed, the stories… Continue reading
Apr 19 Infrared Camera Sees Through Stardust to the Edge of the Universe Space tornadoes, stellar nurseries, primitive galaxies - these are just a few of the dazzling images captured by the Spitzer Space Telescope since its 2003 launch. This week, NASA posted a collection of image highlights online. View the images… Continue reading
Apr 19 Just Ask: What Health Benefits Do the Supreme Court Justices Receive? By Jason Kane The Supreme Court Building. Photo by Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images. Rob Rabie has some health care advice for the Supreme Court, straight from St. Johns, Ariz. "Perhaps the justices would better appreciate the problem if they were to forego their health… Continue reading
Apr 17 Hoping to Change Odds, Las Vegas Gambles on Once-Failing School Las Vegas welcome sign. Photo by Mike Fritz/PBS NewsHour Fist bumps and high-fives -- it's how principal David Wilson interacts with students as he walks down the halls of Chaparral High School in Las Vegas. The unconventional style is… Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch ‘Reclaim Your Future’: Vegas Aims to Change Odds for High School Dropouts Trying to entice wayward students back to class in Las Vegas, Chaparral High School Principal David Wilson led teams into communities to knock on doors in search of dropouts. Ray Suarez reports on an offbeat approach starting to show some… Continue watching