by Beth Lawrence & Matthew Schehl | Sep 28, 2011 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — Most teachers would frown on students using cell phones in class, but Middle Tennessee State University physics professor William Robertson is glad one of his pupils was reading about a potentially ground-shifting scientific development instead of...
by Gabrielle Levy | Aug 22, 2011 | Education, Topics
WASHINGTON—Americans approve of their local teachers and schools more than ever, but are more critical of the nation’s school system, teachers unions and school boards. According to the results of the 43rd annual Gallup/PDK education poll released Wednesday,...
by Kaitlin Meehan | Aug 22, 2011 | Business & Tech, National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON — While the public is concerned with the 9 percent unemployment rate across the country, a certain subset of the population is especially worried – veterans. The post-9/11 veteran unemployment rate is 13.3 percent and ranges as high as 30...
by Kristin Kim & Abby Sun | Aug 18, 2011 | Politics
Washington — Excellent communication skills are among the most sought-after talents, especially for politicians. To be a good communicator, though, it’s important to know that you should not only be an eloquent speaker — that’s a given — but you should also know...
by Medill News Service | Aug 18, 2011 | Business & Tech
Washington — The 12-member congressional committee charged with trimming the federal budget over the next 10 years has a new advocate for putting entitlement programs on the chopping block: President Barack Obama. Obama, on a Midwest bus tour this week, said...
