1+ day, 34+ min ago  (373+ words) When author Bruce Handy's son Isaac was about four years old, he loved and lost an orange balloon. "He'd been upset," the older Handy remembers, "and he had promised to himself one day if he ever got a pet, he…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1304+ words) Women today are having far fewer children than just a couple of generations ago. One reason - women now have many more opportunities than their grandmothers did. CAROLINE BROWN: I don't really feel like I got strong messages about what my life…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (705+ words) SARA BODE: What we say when we're doing these screenings is that we almost see, like, a lightbulb or an aha moment go off in a lot of these parents when they're really first starting to understand, wow, I should…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (125+ words) A new documentary called "Immutable," streaming for free on PBS, follows middle and high schoolers from the Washington D. C. Urban Debate League as they hone their critical thinking skills while. .. This newscast is updated weekdays at 6am, 9am, noon, 3pm, and 6pm. How an urban…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1786+ words) Yet even after enrolling in 2014 at Dillard University, a private historically black college in the heart of New Orleans, Stewart never felt at ease in that prescribed path. ""My mom was a nonstop worker," Stewart says, "she does that still…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (685+ words) MELBOURNE, Australia " A fifth member of the Iranian women's soccer team who accepted a refugee visa to stay in Australia has left the country, the Australian government said on Monday. The player's departure shortly before midnight on Sunday leaves two…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (513+ words) Hundreds of middle and high school students presented projects at the 70th Greater New Orleans Science and Engineering Fair last week at Tulane University. Gone are the days of baking-soda volcanoes, said long-time judge Tommy Meehan. "We've come a long way,…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago  (422+ words) Students at high schools across New Orleans staged mass walkouts on Tuesday (Jan. 20) to protest federal immigration enforcement efforts in the city and across the country. The two-hour demonstrations " which were student-organized and run " occurred at Benjamin Franklin High School…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago  (117+ words) Saturday marks 50 years since former President Gerald Ford signed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, now known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA. This newscast is updated weekdays at 6am, 9am, noon, 3pm, and 6pm. 50 years of disability education support…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (115+ words) Most Head Start classrooms are open, but others are expected to close on Monday as they run out of funding options. This newscast is updated weekdays at 6am, 9am, noon, 3pm, and 6pm. The instability around Head Start may have a lasting impact The…...