Stories abound of schoolchildren groaning under the load of excessive homework, but two new studies have analyzed data collected from the 1940’s to today and found that, except for a Sputnik-induced up-tick in the 50’s, students aren’t spending significantly more time hitting the books now than they did way back when. Also, Time Magazine’s National Political Correspondent Karen Tumulty recaps the news from Washington over the weekend.
Veering from the Road Map
Karen Tumulty, Time Magazine National Political Correspondent discusses the political ramifications of the latest attacks in the Middle East.
The Health of the City
New York Times reporter Richard Perez-Pena on new City health statistics broken down by zipcode.
Read Richard Perez Pena's article in the New York Times
New York City Community Health Profiles
Homework...what homework?
Brian Gill, Social Scientist at the RAND Corporation and co-author with Steven Schlossman of Carnegie Mellon University of "A Nation at Rest: The American Way of Homework" in the academic journal "Educational evaluation and Policy Analysis", discuss recent studies debunking the misperception that today's students homework burden has greatly increased. ...
Over-Prescribed Pigs
Paul Sundberg, D.V.M., Assistant Vice President, Veterinary Issues, National Pork on the benefits and risks of antibiotic use in encouraging growth in livestock. He is joined by Rebecca Goldberg, senior Scientist at Environmental Defense.
More on the campaign to end antibiotics overuse at keepantibioticsworking.com
More on the campaign to end antibiotics overuse at keepantibioticsworking.com
Open Phones
Listeners call in to share their thoughts on the effect of Bill Clinton on the feminist response to the Arnold Schwarzenegger accusations.
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