Sep 14 While a national college rating system stalls, states provide detailed data of their own By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report David Gardner travels around Texas handing out thumb drives listing some of the most sensitive possible statistics about the performance of the state’s universities: how much they really cost, how many of their students actually get degrees, how much… Continue reading
Aug 21 First female graduates of Ranger School earn elite tab By Robert Burns, Associated Press FORT BENNING, Ga. -- Capping their history-making week, the first female soldiers to complete the Army's rigorous Ranger School are graduating Friday, putting a spotlight on the debate over opening all combat roles to women. Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 7:13 Does early college for high school students pave a path to graduation? By PBS News Hour In a Texas border town where nearly all high school students live in poverty, the school district is trying an experiment to get more kids into college. Instead of waiting until students graduate to enroll them in higher education, the… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch Why poor students drop out even when financial aid covers the cost By PBS News Hour Among the many students heading off to college this fall, those from wealthier backgrounds are far more likely to graduate after four years. Hari Sreenivasan takes a look at why that occurs, and what one university is doing to combat… Continue watching
Aug 11 Perry stops paying 2016 campaign staff in South Carolina By Will Weissert, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry has stopped paying his 2016 presidential campaign's staff in the key early primary state of South Carolina, amid flagging poling numbers and sluggish fundraising. Continue reading
Aug 09 Questions abound in fatal police shooting of unarmed Texas teen By Daniel Costa-Roberts The death of Christian Taylor, an unarmed black 19-year-old shot to death by a Texas police officer in the small hours of Friday morning, has raised questions about the circumstances of the shooting, which some see as fitting a pattern… Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 4:43 NRA-backed bill aims to keep guns from the mentally ill By PBS News Hour On the cusp of James Holmes's sentencing, Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn is sponsoring a bill to help states better report people known to be mentally ill to the FBI database of individuals prohibited from buying guns. The bill has… Continue watching
Aug 08 George P. Bush helps dad Jeb on the campaign trail By Will Weissert, Associated Press "It's definitely more emotional," George P. Bush said of campaigning for his dad, rather than his grandfather or uncle, former President George W. Bush. "It's just a little closer to home."… Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch 4:11 News Wrap: California’s Rocky Fire endangers thousands of homes By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the largest of 27 wildfires burning in California expanded again to more than 100 square miles. Also, Sandra Bland’s family has filed a wrongful death suit, and formal efforts today began in Congress to kill… Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch 4:28 News Wrap: Texas attorney general charged for securities fraud By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the attorney general of Texas was formally charged with securities fraud for allegedly encouraging people to invest in a tech startup without disclosing that he was being compensated. Also, the jury that convicted James Holmes… Continue watching