Reid: Health Care, Student Loan Reform Could Be Passed By Reconciliation

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told reporters Thursday that the Senate could couple a student loan bill with health care reform legislation and pass both by reconciliation.

“We are entitled to do both health care and education by reconciliation,” Reid said. “But … I want the [Democratic] caucus to make that decision. I don’t want to do it on an arbitrary basis.” (0:23)
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Student Loan Reform Would End "Boondoggle" For Banks, Says Education Secretary

Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan says student loan reform would enable families to invest in their children, rather than creating massive profits for banks. (0:35)
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Former Secretary of Education Dr. Ron Paige Talks About Achievement Gap As A Civil Rights Issue

Dr. Rod Paige discusses his new book, " The Black - White Achievement Gap: Why Closing It Is The Greatest Civil Rights Issue of Our Time.” (8:00)


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President Obama Sends Budget Off To Congress

Standing in the Grand Foyer of the White House President Obama talked about the budget that was sent over to Congress this morning. The President spoke of the challenges facing the nation, and jobs lost in the last year. Obama also discussed tax cuts, large investment in clean energy, education goals and freeze in government spending. Furthermore, he is proposing a bipartisan fiscal commission to hammer out concrete deficit reductions. (10:18)

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Obama Delivers State Of The Union Address

President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union address Wednesday night. (69:31)
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Duncan: Americans Hungry For Education Reform

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan says "there's an appetite, there's a willingness now, a sense of urgency around the country that hasn't existed before. And our goal is to capture that to build upon the courage, the great leaderships of the local level and fundamentally transform education." (0:21)
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Education Secretary: "When Adults Fight, Children Lose"

Speaking on Wednesday about the need for drastic education reform, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan says that say that "when adults fight, children lose."(0:50)
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Education Secretary Says Competition Will Highlight Effective Schools

Education Secretary Arne Duncan says the Race to the Top education reform competition is about recognizing excellence in educational improvements in the states. He says teachers "don't go into education to make a million dollars," and that the program is intended to highlight those school systems that are making a difference. (0:21)
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Harkin Likes Public Option In Senate HELP Committee Healthcare Bill

Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) believes that the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee's version of health care reform legislation, which includes a public option, is right. (0:29)
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Scholarship Program Gives Hope To Impoverished Students

Texas based Superintendent Dr. Wanda Bamberg talks about what the Broad Prize Scholarship, stressing that it is often time the only chance impoverished students have at receiving a substantial education. (0:22)
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Secretary of Education Calls For More College Graduates

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan says that colleges should focus more on making sure students leave with degrees. (0:41)
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Labor Report Shows Higher Unemployment Among Less Educated

A July report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that the unemployment rate for people without a high school diploma is 15.4%, high school graduates without a college degree is 9.4%, and those with a college degree is only 4.7%. "I can see why the president has made it a priority to try to get people to not just finish high school, but to finish at least a year of college," says Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.). (0:17)
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Sen. Mikulski: Affordable Health Services Act Ends Gender Discrimination In Health Coverage

"This legislation ends gender rating in insurance," said Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md), praising the Affordable Health Services Act that passed through the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Wednesday for ending the apparent presence of gender discrimination in health care. (0:34)
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LEGO Products Are Now Educational, Even For College Students

Debra Smith, market communications coordinator for LEGO, said they have interesting products that span from pre-school through college (0:25).
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Gephardt: Make Science Cool Again

By Courtney Ann Jackson-Talk Radio News Service

Dick Gephardt former Democratic majority leader of the U.S. House of the Representatives and founder and the president of the Council for American Medical Innovation discusses the importance of placing a higher value on science education and innovation. He says science was considered a cool thing when the U.S. first began space exploration and we have to make it cool again. (0:29)
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Daschle: Educate More Health Care Providers

Former Senator, Tom Daschle (D-S.D.), explains how the United States is not doing a sound job at recruiting health care providers. Also, how there needs to be more emphasize on nursing education in the United States. (0:52)
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CityView Exec. On Hispanic Influence In Future

Henry Cisneros, Executive Director of CityView and author of "Latinos and the Nation's Future" discusses the consequences of the growth of the Hispanic second generation population. Amongst other factors, Cisneros mentions the consequences of such growth on education, on markets and financial institutions. (0:43)
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Center for Excellence in Education:Need for better laboratory skills

By Courtney Ann Jackson - Talk Radio News Service

The President of the Center for Excellence in Education, Joann DiGennaro, explains the need for better laboratory skills among high school students and what they are doing to help the problem. (1:34)
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Lieberman: Enthusiastic about Education

By Courtney Ann Jackson-Talk Radio News Service

Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) comments on the work of the Center for Excellence in Education at the Annual Capitol Hill luncheon. (0:27)
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Cato Institute: Education Against Overreaction To Terrorist Threat

Christopher Preble, director of foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute, insists that a public education campaign is necessary to make Americans aware of true terrorist capabilities. This might help quell public demand for overreaction and reduce the fear exerted by terrorists over people. (0:54)
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