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Documentary follows educators from Philippines during Baltimore teacher shortage

By | 09.20.11 | 9:04 am

PBS will air Tuesday a documentary examining the lives of four Filipino educators who moved to Baltimore as part of the city’s efforts to shore up its teacher shortages by hiring foreign educators.

GOP budget would cut funding for public broadcasting

The Republican House majority put out a shocker of a budget Thursday that would slash spending by $32 billion in the next seven months. Among the glaringly ideological Republican targets are environmental protection programs and public broadcasting. The “war on Big Bird,” as some fans of PBS have called More…

McChrystal’s ‘Next’ Public Appearance: Oct. 13 On PBS’ ‘Frontline’

By | 10.06.09 | 11:47 am

Gen. Stanley McChrystal, commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, yesterday clarified that he accepts the call from Defense Secretary Robert Gates and national security adviser Jim Jones to keep his advice to the president on Afghanistan strategy private. And his aides further specified to me that he More…

Suit Alleges Trusted Blacks Drew Minorities to High-Rate Loans

By | 09.17.09 | 2:39 pm

As the housing market began booming in the mid-2000s, Wells Fargo & Co. teamed up with prominent African American commentator and PBS talk show host Tavis Smiley and financial author Kelvin Boston, the host of “Moneywise,” a multicultural financial More…

More From Newsweek: Debate Format and Climate Change

By | 11.07.08 | 1:33 pm

Many are fascinated by the behind-the-scenes campaign news/gossip reported in Newsweek’s election special. One of the more interesting tidbits to me was that both candidates were somewhat uncomfortable with the format of the presidential debates.

Newsweek reports this quote from Barack Obama while he was preparing for a debate — More…

Lehrer: Debate Can Tackle Economy

By | 09.26.08 | 10:01 am

Jim Lehrer, the respected PBS journalist tapped to moderate the first presidential debate, has announced that the event’s designated focus on foreign policy will not preclude a discussion of the current economic crisis.