Search results for

The No Child Left Behind education law mandates that by year's end, every state should have ensured that every teacher is "highly qualified." Yet no state has met the federal government's requirements under this provision.

As a clear signal that President-elect Obama is focused on the financial crisis, he introduced his choices for an economic leadership team on Monday. They include economic veterans Timothy Geithner as Treasury secretary and Lawrence Summers to lead the National Economic Council.

A new study by the San Diego Chamber of Commerce concludes twenty per cent of jobs in San Diego County are either directly or indirectly supported by military spending, KPBS reporter Alison St John ha

What needs to be done to fix California's prison crisis? The state's prisons are overcrowded, and the recidivism rate is the highest in the nation. We discuss the major challenges California faces in trying to reduce the overcrowding, and improve rehabilitation in the state correctional system.

A federal judge in Seattle temporarily halts the deportation of a group of Somali immigrants, over strong objections of the Justice Department. Department of Justice lawyers argue that the ability to deport aliens is crucial in the war on terrorism. NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports.

San Diego County supervisors will soon decide whether to end the local emergency declared in the midst of October's wildfires. County officials say recovery lasted for months after the flames were ext

The Logan Act bans unauthorized U.S. citizens from negotiating with a foreign government. It was passed in 1799, and there are no recorded prosecutions under the law. Why is it an issue now? Two words: Jimmy Carter.

The regional fire services deployment study found that 14 more fire stations are needed to provide adequate coverage. What does this mean for the upcoming wild fire season?

Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey is among those in the legal community who have called for creating special national security courts to try terrorism suspects. Backers of the idea say it would make it easier to try cases involving sensitive classified evidence.

Violence escalated in Baja California this week as three police officers from Tijuana and Rosarito were killed in less than 24 hours. The killers have threatened to murder five police officers a week until Tijuana's police chief resigns.