Past Contributions

• The Bookshelf: May 14, 2015

  by Christine Ayala May 13, 2015

  In this week's Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights The Rise and Fall of Public Education. Full Story 

• Study: National Disparities in States’ Pre-K Programs

  by Christine Ayala May 13, 2015

  Data from the National Institute for Early Education Research shows an increased gap between the number of states offering pre-kindergarten services and those that do not. Full Story 

• The Q&A: Shanna Peeples

  by Christine Ayala May 13, 2015

  In this week's Q&A, we interview Shanna Peeples, the 2015 National Teacher of the Year. She was named the best out of more than 3 million U.S. teachers. President Obama presented Peeples with the title on April 29. Full Story 

• Colbert Gives $800,000 to South Carolina Schools

  by Christine Ayala May 13, 2015

  Comedian Stephen Colbert has pledged $800,000 and has partnered with the Morgridge Family Foundation and the tech company ScanSource to fund nearly 1,000 classroom projects at over 375 schools across the state. Full Story 

• Clinton Links Immigration, Education Policy

  by Christine Ayala May 13, 2015

  At a Las Vegas town hall meeting that included undocumented students, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton promised to expand on efforts to provide those students with a path to citizenship. Full Story 

• Johnson & Johnson Creates Trial Drug Bioethics Panel

  by Christine Ayala May 11, 2015

  Johnson & Johnson has appointed a leading bioethicist to head a panel to determine how to handle requests from people who are critically ill and want access to promising drugs before they are approved. Full Story 

• Unnecessary Care Hurts Patients and Wallets

  by Christine Ayala May 11, 2015

  Six years after he explored the high cost of medical care in McAllen in “The Cost Conundrum,” The New Yorker's Atul Gawande returns and finds improvement has been made in cutting Medicare costs in the city. Full Story 

• The Q&A: Scott Walters

  by Christine Ayala May 11, 2015

  In this week's Q&A, we interview Scott Walters, a professor of behavioral and community health at the University of North Texas Health Science Center. Full Story 

• New Procedure Opens Options to Stroke Patients

  by Christine Ayala May 11, 2015

  For stroke patients, a new procedure called endovascular rescue therapy may be an alternative for those who cannot take traditional “clot-busting’’ drugs because of another medication. Full Story 

• KHN: Medicare Cataract Patients Undergo Unnecessary Tests

  by Christine Ayala May 11, 2015

  More than half of Medicare patients undergoing cataract surgery do some form of preoperative test, which experts call unnecessary, according to a recent study. Full Story