New restrictions on abortions in Kansas easily cleared the state House on Thursday, including a fetal pain bill to block late-term procedures like a law Nebraska enacted last year and a requirement for doctors to get parents' consent before ending a minor's pregnancy.Full story
Blair H. Taylor, president and CEO of Los Angeles Urban League, talks about social issues — like employment, safety, and parental involvement— that also affect education.
In a recent survey conducted by Seventeen magazine and AAA, many teens admitted to eating, programming their iPods and texting while driving -- all the time knowing they were engaging in dangerous behavior.
