Aug 31 Watch In Washington, D.C., Public School Teachers Put to New Test Teachers in the District of Columbia are being reevaluated. Special correspondent John Merrow looks at a new test for teachers in the Washington, D.C. school district as part of his ongoing reporting on education. Continue watching
Jul 20 Weekly Poem: ‘July in Washington’ By Tom LeGro Back in March, we were excited to give attention to the Poetry Foundation's DC Poetry Tour, a multimedia tour that reveals our nation's capital through the eyes of its great poets. It seems more appropriate now to highlight the tour… Continue reading
Jul 16 Lissy Rosemont Writes Songs at My Dining Room Table By Mike Melia Front-woman of the Junior League Band, Lissy Rosemont is set to release her third full-length album, "Jelly Roll," this week with a concert at Washington, D.C.'s Rock N Roll Hotel. Lissy is singer, guitarist, pianist, banjo player...and the author's fiancee. Continue reading
Jul 07 For Patty Griffin, ‘Downtown Church’ Opens a Door to Gospel By Molly Finnegan Although she tested the waters with songs like "Heavenly Day" off her 2007 album "Children Running Through," Patty Griffin had never considered recording a full gospel album until an executive at EMI floated the idea. Continue reading
Jun 16 Wednesday on the NewsHour: Maurice Hines Makes Return to ‘Sophisticated Ladies’ By Tom LeGro Performer and choreographer Maurice Hines had mostly retired his dancing shoes, until an opportunity came knocking at Washington, D.C.'s Arena Stage. Continue reading
Jun 14 Monday on the NewsHour: Laurence Fishburne By Tom LeGro Jeffrey Brown talks to actor Laurence Fishburne about playing Thurgood Marshall in a play now at the Kennedy Center. Continue reading
May 20 ‘Knuffle Bunny,’ a Favorite Kids’ Picture Book, Comes To Life Onstage In "Knuffle Bunny: a Cautionary Tale," a simple trip to the laundromat gone awry provides plenty of dramatic and comedic material for a 31-page picture book. But is it enough to support a 45-minute musical? That was the challenge for… Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch Tax Day Protests Highlight Discord Over Government Spending Tea Party activists across the country used Thursday's income tax filing deadline as a platform to voice disputes over the growth of government, while the Obama administration stressed the importance of tax-funded programs. Jim Lehrer reports. Continue watching