Education experts have been sounding the alarm for more students to go into STEM fields: science, technology, engineering and math. But some researchers suggest the STEM crisis is just a myth. Anthony Carnevale of The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, tells host Michel Martin which side is right. Article source: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=247166532&ft=1&f=1001
Enlarge image i Christina Asima says she had no choice but to marry last year at age 12 to help care for younger siblings after her mother abandoned the family. But she says her husband was abusive, so she left him, and now must look after her 8-month-old son, Praise, alone. Jennifer Ludden/NPR Christina Asima
Michel Martin talks with NPR education correspondents Claudio Sanchez and Eric Westervelt, about a new NPR series looking at problems within Philadelphia’s public school system, and the lessons the rest of the country can take from Philly. Article source: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=247166535&ft=1&f=1001
Enlarge image i Brenda Lemus and her family tour the Los Angeles County Fair. They bought their wagon here, complete with canopy and storage space, six years ago. Molly Callister for NPR Brenda Lemus and her family tour the Los Angeles County Fair. They bought their wagon here, complete with canopy and storage space, six
Enlarge image i Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius react during a statement early Sunday in Geneva. Fabrice Coffrini /AFP/Getty Images Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, U.S.
Enlarge image i Honduras’ presidential candidate Xiomara Castro greets supporters during a campaign rally in Tegucigalpa last week. Eduardo Verdugo/AP Honduras’ presidential candidate Xiomara Castro greets supporters during a campaign rally in Tegucigalpa last week. Eduardo Verdugo/AP Voters go to the polls today in Honduras to elect a new president. It will be the first
Enlarge image i Evy Gedlinske, last Thanksgiving. Michelle Lin Evy Gedlinske, last Thanksgiving. Michelle Lin For many Americans, the Thanksgiving holiday – with its site-specific sounds, smells, tastes, colors and rituals – is a meaningful, memory-making must-do kind of thing. Even – maybe, especially – for those Americans living in other countries. Far away from
Faced with a series of tight deadlines for ridding Syria of its chemical weapons, the international group running the effort is asking private chemical companies to submit bids for performing the work. The cost of the project would be capped at $54 million, and the contractors must be able to receive chemicals as early as
Enlarge image i Manischewitz-brined turkey centers the Thanksgivukkah feast, surrounded by challah-apple stuffing, sweet potato bourbon noodle kugel, horseradish-spiked mashed potatoes, brussels sprouts with pastrami and pickled onions and latkes with cranberry applesauce. Macey J. Foronda/for Buzzfeed Manischewitz-brined turkey centers the Thanksgivukkah feast, surrounded by challah-apple stuffing, sweet potato bourbon noodle kugel, horseradish-spiked mashed potatoes,
Democratic Sens. Charles Schumer, Harry Reid and Richard Durbin (from left) speak after Senate Democrats voted to take the bite out of the filibuster. J. Scott Applewhite/AP You thought things were bad in the Senate before? Well, they might have just gotten worse after Thursday’s vote by Democrats to significantly defang the filibuster on presidential
Florida officials have dropped the charges against two girls who had been accused of bullying Rebecca Sedwick, a 12-year-old who jumped to her death after being taunted and bullied online. Police say the girls will receive counseling. The legal case began in September, when Sedwick, a seventh-grader in Lakeland, killed herself. Police said that two
Enlarge image i Peter Lee, the executive director California’s health insurance marketplace, says he’s pleased by the number of young people already signing up. Max Whittaker/Getty Images Peter Lee, the executive director California’s health insurance marketplace, says he’s pleased by the number of young people already signing up. Max Whittaker/Getty Images In California, a state