Jan 08 Examining Michelle Rhee’s Legacy in Education Reform Editor's Note: This post was edited on January 10th to include Thursday's live chat with John Merrow. EmbedVideo(5414, 482, 304); Tuesday's Frontline examines one of the most controversial figures in education reform in recent memory: Michelle… Continue reading
Jan 08 Hagel Nomination to Face GOP Challenge President Obama and former Sen. Chuck Hagel at the White House on Monday. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images. Time and again Monday, President Obama praised Chuck Hagel's military service in announcing the former Republican senator from Nebraska and… Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch Texas Sen. Ted Cruz on the Deficit, Gun Rights, Legal Immigration Texas Sen. Ted Cruz on the Deficit, Gun Rights, Legal Immigration… Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch Health Care Spending Increases but Rate Slows With Recession and Economy Health Care Spending Increases but Rate Slows With Recession and Economy… Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch Major Banks to Pay $8.5 Billion in Settlement Over Housing Foreclosure Abuses Major Banks to Pay $8.5 Billion in Settlement Over Housing Foreclosure Abuses… Continue watching
Jan 07 Beyond Suburbia: The Other Side of Vultures A black vulture chews on a rubber seal from a vehicle in Everglades National Park, Florida. Photo by Curtis Morgan/Miami Herald/MCT via Getty Images. On Friday, I wrote about a colony of vultures that has occupied a suburban… Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch Shields and Brooks on New Year’s Predictions, Budget Fights, Chuck Hagel Shields and Brooks on New Year's Predictions, Budget Fights, Chuck Hagel… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch Firestorm of Criticism for Cabinet Nominee Front-Runner Chuck Hagel Firestorm of Criticism for Cabinet Nominee Front-Runner Chuck Hagel… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch Ohio Third Graders Face Retention Ultimatum: Learn to Read or Repeat the Year Ohio Third Graders Face Retention Ultimatum: Learn to Read or Repeat the Year… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch End Not Yet in Sight, Syria’s Two-Year Conflict Reaches Grim Milestone End Not Yet in Sight, Syria's Two-Year Conflict Reaches Grim Milestone… Continue watching