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Scott Peters’ Plea To Help Get San Diego Unified Homeless Student Funding Rejected

The state schools superintendent has rejected Congressman Scott Peters’ plea to reconsider the San Diego Unified School District’s disqualification for up to $750,000 in funding for homeless students over the next three years.

Fred Rogers of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood in the 1980s.

How Learning Science Is Catching Up To Mr. Rogers

The popular film this summer shows how the topics — and the format — Fred Rogers brought to TV are as relevant to education and child development as they ever were.

This image, which is excerpted from a video released Wednesday, shows what the Israeli military says was a suspected Syrian nuclear reactor site near Deir al-Zor, photographed before and after an Israeli airstrike in September 2007.

Israel Acknowledges Having Bombed A Suspected Syrian Nuclear Reactor In 2007

The revelation confirms long-held suspicions that the raid destroyed what Israel believed to be a nuclear reactor. Israeli officials made clear they intend this announcement to send a message to Iran.

INDEPENDENT LENS: Dolores

Stream now with KPBS Passport or tune in Monday, July 6, 2020 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV + Friday, July 10 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2

Wipro Ltd. employees walk inside the company's compound in January during a break at their headquarters in Bangalore, India. Top Indian IT companies are in the crosshairs of proposed changes to U.S. H-1B visas, including an executive order President Trump is expected to sign Tuesday.

New Trump Order Extends 'Buy American' And 'Hire American' Rules

During a visit to the Snap-on tool company Tuesday, President Trump will sign an executive order designed to reinforce government purchasing policies and discourage the heavy use of guest workers.

During the day on Aug. 21, large swaths of farmland will be plunged into darkness, and temperatures will drop about 10 degrees. Scientists are waiting to see how crops and animals react.

Will The Eclipse Make Crops And Animals Flip Out? Scientists Ask (Really)

During the day on Aug. 21, large swaths of farmland will be plunged into darkness, and temperatures will drop about 10 degrees. And scientists are waiting to see what happens on the ground.

A single tree burns in southwest New Mexico after a lightning strike. For more than 100 years, the U.S. Forest Service has been posting men and women atop mountains and trees, and in other hard-to-reach places, to wait and watch for smoke.

A Fire Lookout On What's Lost In A Transition To Technology

The number of manned fire lookouts in the U.S. is dwindling, as technology is increasingly used to spot and monitor wildfires. But can technology replace a human watch?

Hundreds of flying fox bats died near Sydney over the weekend from dehydration during a heat wave.

Australia's Heat Wave Fries Bats' Brains, Hundreds Found Dead

Sweltering temperatures killed bats outside Sydney over the weekend as temperatures soared up to 117 Fahrenheit, the hottest it's been since 1939.

Braxton Moral is scheduled to receive a high school diploma from Ulysses High School and a bachelor's degree from Harvard. "It's not as hard as you think; it's just an efficient use of time," he says.

16-Year-Old Set To Graduate From Kansas High School And Harvard University

When he was about 11 years old, Braxton Moral started Harvard University's extension program. "I'm not any different; I just do a little thing on the side," he says.

The entrance to the R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility in Otay Mesa is shown in this undated photo.

Program That Brought College Classes To Donovan Inmates Has Friend In Betsy DeVos

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos shocked many last week when she told reporters she supports the Second Chance Pell Grant program.

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