GWEN IFILL: Congress is on the verge of finally approving a rewrite of the education law known as No Child Left Behind. The Senate is expected to pass it easily tomorrow. The House did so last week, and the president is expected to sign it. It will g
JUDY WOODRUFF: But, first, many high school seniors have finished college applications. And now they're waiting to find out whether taking advanced courses, prepping for entrance exams and agonizing over essays will all pay off. A new report from the
JUDY WOODRUFF: Now a NewsHour Essay. This month, many high school seniors have either just learned, or are anxiously waiting to hear, what colleges they might have gotten into. Education advocate Keith Frome has worked with students across the countr
GWEN IFILL: In the eight years since Apple unveiled its first smartphone, an entire generation of young users has spring up who never knew a world without a device in hand. That's the starting point for the latest addition to the NewsHour Bookshelf,
GWEN IFILL: But, first, school districts across the country are going high-tech, incorporating educational apps and digital programs into the classroom. But fears about the privacy and security of students' personal information are on the rise. Speci
JUDY WOODRUFF: It's hard to overstate just how expensive college can be, more than $40,000 a year for a private school, over $34,000 for an out-of-state public school. Many students do qualify for greater financial aid, but a start-up has come up wit
JUDY WOODRUFF: But, first, this week marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of Albert Einstein's greatest work, a series of papers laying out the general theory of relativity. Gwen has a look at how it changed our understanding of the cosmos
JUDY WOODRUFF: Now: how life after college can be influenced by choices made before students even enroll, and why it can matter for their financial futures. It's part of our weekly education segment, Making the Grade. William Brangham has our convers
HARI SREENIVASAN: As you have likely heard by now, Malia Obama has decided to take a so-called gap year before she attends Harvard University in 2017. It's an idea that's taking hold among more students, often at elite schools, but not only those. Wi
GWEN IFILL: Next, we return to the impact of the new health care reform law -- tonight, how employersare preparing to comply with new rules that require them to insure their employees. Even though some portions of the mandate have been delayed, many
GWEN IFILL: The health law was the subject of a rare public conversation between President Obama and former President Clinton today.They sat down together at the Clinton Global Initiative, where President Obama referred to the showdown in Washington
JUDY WOODRUFF: And now to a second tech story, this about the public launch of Twitter.The social media giant announced late yesterday that it plans to raise $1 billion by offering shares soon through what's called an IPO. Started just seven years ag
ALISON STEWART, PBS NEWHOUR WEEKEND ANCHOR: In his 2008 run for the White House, Barack Obama promised to shut down the prison for suspected foreign terrorists opened by President George W. Bush at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. On his
JUDY WOODRUFF: Jobs numbers in the United States are due later this week, and they're expected to show hiring continues at a moderate pace. But, even as the economy recovers slowly, there are other worries, including a lack of progress on wages. That
HARI SREENIVASAN: The World Economic Forum published a report recently that says the United States finishes far from the top of a list when it comes to gender equality. According to the reports, women fared based in Iceland, Finland, Norway and Swede
JUDY WOODRUFF: Just days ago, the EPA's new administrator, Scott Pruitt, promised an aggressive rollback of environmental regulations that had been put in place by former President Obama. The future, he said, ain't what it used to be. President Trump
JUDY WOODRUFF: Now we're going to dig into some of the actions taken this week by the White House and the Congress to roll back Obama era rules and regulations. I am joined by our own Lisa Desjardins and William Brangham. And we welcome both of you.
JUDY WOODRUFF: He has given his final major speech, and now President Obama has also held his final news conference. He spent an hour before the White House press corps today, two days before his presidency ends. John Yang was there. JOHN YANG: In hi
JUDY WOODRUFF: President Obama strongly suggested today that Russian President Vladimir Putin was at the heart of the computer hacks on the Democratic Party. And he defended his administration's restrained response in his year-end news conference. PR
JUDY WOODRUFF: Finally tonight: Twenty-one people received the Presidential Medal of Freedom this year, from artists and entertainers, to philanthropists and scientists. President Obama handed out the medals at the White House this afternoon. PRESIDE
- PBS高端访谈:后查韦斯时代 委内瑞拉面临各种问题
- PBS高端访谈:调查人员正在追寻尼斯卡车袭击案的动机
- PBS高端访谈:政变失败后埃尔多安更强势 土耳其世俗化遭削弱
- PBS高端访谈:土耳其政府镇压政变触动了千万人
- PBS高端访谈:英国国防大臣希望能保持打击ISIS的良好势头
- PBS高端访谈:希拉里与丈夫一起在美国铁锈地带开启巴士巡演
- PBS高端访谈:埃尔多安进一步加强对土耳其军队的控制
- PBS高端访谈:关于美国代表团在里约奥运会上的展望
- PBS高端访谈:奥巴马批评特朗普不适合担任美国总统
- PBS高端访谈:美国体操协会日前被曝出性丑闻
- PBS高端访谈:里约奥运会开幕对巴西国内的影响
- PBS高端访谈:奥巴马总统表态支持希拉里
- PBS高端访谈:土耳其坦克开进叙利亚清剿ISIS
- PBS高端访谈:叙利亚男孩在空袭中死里逃生的照片触动全球
- PBS高端访谈:即使重要的几个州投票情况不佳 特朗普仍保持乐观
- PBS高端访谈:美国路易斯安那州遭遇严重洪水
- PBS高端访谈:比较希拉里和特朗普对ISIS的应对方法
- PBS高端访谈:消防队员谈加州森林大火的巨大影响
- PBS高端访谈:希拉里阵营广告费远比特朗普多得多
- PBS高端访谈:奥巴马视察路易斯安那州洪水灾区
- PBS高端访谈:后查韦斯时代 委内瑞拉面临各种问题
- PBS高端访谈:调查人员正在追寻尼斯卡车袭击案的动机
- PBS高端访谈:政变失败后埃尔多安更强势 土耳其世俗化遭削弱
- PBS高端访谈:土耳其政府镇压政变触动了千万人
- PBS高端访谈:英国国防大臣希望能保持打击ISIS的良好势头
- PBS高端访谈:希拉里与丈夫一起在美国铁锈地带开启巴士巡演
- PBS高端访谈:埃尔多安进一步加强对土耳其军队的控制
- PBS高端访谈:关于美国代表团在里约奥运会上的展望
- PBS高端访谈:奥巴马批评特朗普不适合担任美国总统
- PBS高端访谈:美国体操协会日前被曝出性丑闻
- PBS高端访谈:里约奥运会开幕对巴西国内的影响
- PBS高端访谈:奥巴马总统表态支持希拉里
- PBS高端访谈:土耳其坦克开进叙利亚清剿ISIS
- PBS高端访谈:叙利亚男孩在空袭中死里逃生的照片触动全球
- PBS高端访谈:即使重要的几个州投票情况不佳 特朗普仍保持乐观
- PBS高端访谈:美国路易斯安那州遭遇严重洪水
- PBS高端访谈:比较希拉里和特朗普对ISIS的应对方法
- PBS高端访谈:消防队员谈加州森林大火的巨大影响
- PBS高端访谈:希拉里阵营广告费远比特朗普多得多
- PBS高端访谈:奥巴马视察路易斯安那州洪水灾区