Law fails to remove green teachers from classrooms
Nearly a decade after the No Child Left Behind law was enacted, studies have shown little progress in reducing the number of teachers of low-income students who are inexperienced or teaching classes outside their subject areas. More »
Census shows whites lose US majority among babies
WASHINGTON - For the first time, more than half of the children under age 2 in the U.S. are minorities, part of a sweeping race change and a growing age divide between mostly white, older Americans and fast-growing younger ethnic populations that could reshape government policies. More »
Rwandan woman is first ever convicted of genocide
ARUSHA, Tanzania - The U.N. Court trying suspects of the 1994 Rwanda genocide has found a female former government minister and her son guilty of war crimes and gave both life sentences, marking the first time a woman has been convicted of genocide. More »
Haitians hunker down in 'transitional' shelters
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - On a recent night in Carrefour, a densely packed city of twisted streets outside the Haitian capital, a band of thieves surrounded Roseline Sylvain's home and slashed the plastic sheet that is the simple structure?s only wall. The men made off with a lamp, not a huge loss, but significant enough for Sylvain and her family. More »
