Obama, Romney spar over private-sector’s role in education
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On the campaign trail during the past week, President Barack Obama talked a lot about education. Making a bid for young voters and their parents, Obama accused...
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Has Teach for America betrayed its mission?
(Reuters) - When Wendy Kopp, just out of Princeton, founded Teach for America in 1989, she dreamed of recruiting 500 elite college graduates to teach the nation's neediest children. "My...
Teach for America alumni at the head of the class
(Reuters) - From the start, Teach for America founder Wendy Kopp predicted that joining TFA would be life-changing for her recruits. They might not stay in the classroom after their...
Popular, unpolished Colorado governor shines on national stage
DENVER (Reuters) - Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper stood in front of a slew of cameras hours after the carnage in an Aurora movie theater and struggled to find words: "The...
Popular, unpolished Colorado governor shines on national stage
DENVER (Reuters) - Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper stood in front of a slew of cameras hours after the carnage in an Aurora movie theater and struggled to find words: "The...
Louisiana sets rules for landmark school voucher program
(Reuters) - State money will continue to flow to scores of private and religious schools participating in Louisiana's new voucher program even if their students fail basic reading and math...
Louisiana sets rules for landmark school voucher program
(Reuters) - State money will continue to flow to scores of private and religious schools participating in Louisiana's new voucher program even if their students fail basic reading and math...
Colorado shooter: a high achiever’s abrupt descent
AURORA, Colo./SAN DIEGO, July 22 (Reuters) - For most of his 24 years, James Holmes seemed to be doing everything right. He worked for a summer as a counselor at...
Shooting victims brought together by love of comics
(Reuters) - They included a sandwich maker, a cryptography expert, college students and a property appraiser. Some loved wrestling, others sportscasting, or visiting the zoo. The 12 people killed early...
Colorado shooter: a high achiever’s abrupt descent
AURORA, Colo./SAN DIEGO, July 22 (Reuters) - For most of his 24 years, James Holmes seemed to be doing everything right. He worked for a summer as a counselor at...