Testing the Limits of Compromise Taylor Dixon—PIC Current Assistant Producer Despite heavy criticism and complaints of not working so well, the No Child Left Behind Act is set to be reauthorized. This is making the heads spin of many concerned parents and educators. The NCLB was created in 2001 by President Bush with strong support [...]
Archive for June, 2008
FDA Tries to Help Moms-to-Be with Better Drug Info
Posted in Health Care, tagged doctors, drugs, FDA, food and drug administration, infants, pregnancy, prescription, women on June 27, 2008 | Comments Off
Knowing which drugs to avoid during pregnancy is crucial Colin Lovett – PIC Current Producer The Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates prescription drugs in the US, has proposed new guidelines that are aimed at helping pregnant or nursing women and their doctors choose medications more carefully. Before reading the rest of this [...]
Medical Charity Helps US Poor
Posted in Health Care, tagged clinics, doctors, Health Care, patients, RAMUSA, relief, Remote Area Medical, rural on June 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Organization Provides Healthcare for Uninsured Taylor Dixon—PIC Current Assistant Producer Unfortunately, not everyone has proper healthcare in the U.S., with nearly 47-million people going uninsured according to many sources. But some groups are trying to bridge the gap. Not all hope is lost for the uninsured, however, as a relief organization called Remote Area Medical [...]
The Increasing Risk of Credit Card Debt
Posted in Money, tagged bank, credit, credit cards, debt, Money on June 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Raise your hand if you have over $1,694 of credit card debt Mike Lazear – PIC Current Assistant Producer Raise your hand if you have over $1,694 of credit card debt. If so, do you feel alone? By now you probably don’t, and perhaps rightly so. According to a recent report, $1,694 is our average [...]
Childhood Obesity Rates Level Off
Posted in Health Care, tagged childhood, children, exercise, food, Health Care, obesity on June 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Is This a Ray of Hope? Taylor Dixon– PIC Current Assistant Producer For nearly thirty years, America’s children have been putting on weight. Studies now show that their weight gain has begun to level off. Is this good news for the health of our children, or is it only a momentary pause? Researchers aren’t exactly [...]
Up, Up, Up at the Pump
Posted in Money, tagged cars, costs, gallon, gas prices, Money, oil on June 23, 2008 | Comments Off
Gas Prices Reach Record Highs Colin Lovett – PIC Current Producer As oil roars past $100 a barrel and gas prices head towards $4 a gallon, American drivers are feeling the pinch of fuel costs in more than just their gas tank. My brother recently remarked to me that his fuel prices are coming close [...]
School Truancy: Skipping Toward Dropping Out
Posted in Education, tagged class, dropout, Education, school, students, truancy on June 18, 2008 | Comments Off
What can schools do to keep kids from missing class? Colin Lovett – PIC Current Producer It’s 10 am on a school day. Do you know where your student is? If you’re like many across the country, then you might not realize your kid isn’t in the classroom where he belongs, but on the streets. [...]
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