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The debate over the United States military's partnership with Chicago Public Schools continues to intensify among parents, educators and policy experts. Pauline Lipman, a Chicago urban education expert, and Herman Badillo, a New York attorney and policy expert, analyze the ongoing debate.

Critics of US Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor say they have concerns about her ability to render impartial legal decisions. Are those concerns valid or are they just playing politics?

Learn about the JOLT Program, which rehabilitates incarcerated youth, and prepares them for release back into the community.

A Justice Department report finds that aides to former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales illegally discriminated against job applicants who weren't Republican or conservative loyalists. The report concludes that politics illegally influenced the hiring of career prosecutors and immigration judges.

After years of debate, the California Board of Education adopted a series of sex education guidelines which will be phased-in this year. They require public schools to begin teaching "the birds and be

Birth Control and the Right

What does 2010 hold for California? We speak to John Myers, from "The California Report," about the top state stories to watch out for this year, and governor's State of the State speech that will be given later this morning.

Fertell, a new, at-home fertility test, includes a male test for sperm motility and a female test for a follicle-stimulating hormone. The results provide just one indication of a couple's ability to reproduce, but one that has primary significance. The test kits are expected to sell for about $100.

What's the motivation behind City Councilman Carl DeMaio's "Competition and Transparency in City Contracting" initiative? Why are some councilmembers, and local labor unions, concerned that the proposed initiative will overturn the city's "living wage" ordinance? We discuss what could be the most talked about initiative on the November ballot.

The murder-suicide of Andrew Joseph Stack, who flew a plane into IRS offices in Austin, Texas in February, drew praise from some in the Tea Party Movement, those who would have been considered fringe nutcases a year ago. Even some elected officials have seemed to endorse his action. Who are the Tea Partiers really? What do they believe, why does the movement attract the far-right fringe, and what do they really want from government?