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Adam Livneh speaks to a classmate in his sixth-grade Spanish class. All of the students use the language learning app Duolingo on their laptops. Since students enter the school with varying language abilities, they are able to start the program at a level tailored to them.

The Incubator School: E Is For Experimental & Entrepreneur

At this Los Angeles school, STEM and entrepreneurship are as important as reading and math.

Washington, D.C. - October 16: (L-R) Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) walk past the Capitol Building after praying with a group of religious leaders and also appearing on national television on the morning of October 16, 2013 in Washington, DC. Today marks the 16th day of the government shutdown and the last day to find a solution before the government could potentially begin defaulting on debts.

Airs Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

'Skyfaring': The Poetry And Science Of Air Travel

When you fly, is it all about the cramped cabin? Anthropologist Barbara J. King interviews a pilot whose book reconnects us to the joys of flying through the clouds.

The chart above details the personal belief exemption rate in California. It shows that personal exemptions have increased from about one-half percent in the 1980s and '90s, to 2.5 percent in the 2014-15 school year.

Exemptions From Vaccines Up Slightly In California Since 1980s

The reasons parents in California are choosing not to immunize their kids today is partly due to what they find on the Internet, including a study that incorrectly linked vaccines to autism.

Google Adds More College Campuses To Street View

Google has boosted the number of college campuses that can be toured on Street View, the company's 360-degree photographic map. The University of San Diego and San Diego State University are among the 27 U.S. schools on the list.

As candidates, staff and media flood Iowa, there will inevitably be photo ops with grain silos and bales of hay.

The Iowa Beyond Hay Bales, Corn Fields And Deep-Fried Butter

Each political season, Iowa attracts candidates and the hoardes of staff and media that follow them. But some wish campaigns would broaden their scope.

How Dame Shirley Jumped Over Tech's Gender Gap In The 1960s

Dame Stephanie "Steve" Shirley founded one of the U.K.'s first software startups, run almost entirely by women. The industry still has gender inequality, but Shirley showed alternatives were possible.

Malaysia Airlines has been struggling even before two of its flights were lost this year. Analysts say the national carrier faces either bankruptcy or privatization.

After Two Disasters, Can Malaysia Airlines Still Attract Passengers?

Even before the double calamity of its two downed flights, Malaysia Airlines was trying to adapt to momentous shifts in Asia's aviation industry. Now, it faces either bankruptcy or privatization.

A poster for The Interview, which will open in nearly 300 theaters on Christmas Day. The movie is also being shown on streaming services.

'The Interview' Gets Nationwide Theatrical Release

Nearly 300 independent theaters are showing the comedy, which Sony Pictures had originally pulled following threats. The studio is also showing the movie on streaming services.

AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK’S ILLUSTRATED: Comfort Food Revisited (New Season Premiere)

Airs Saturday, January 24, 2015 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV

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