King Drew Fails; CDC Urges HIV Testing; Homework And Kids
King Drew Fails
Larry Mantle discusses the failure of Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center to pass its final "make or break" inspection. As a result, King Drew could lose its annual funding of about $200 million which is more than half of its annual budget. What will be the fate of the hospital?
CDC Urges HIV Testing
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending all Americans ages 13 to 64 to undergo regular HIV testing. The CDC believes that routine HIV testing can help prevent future spread of the disease and identify the estimated quarter-million people who are infected without knowing about it. Larry talks with Timothy Mastro, acting director of the Center for Disease Control's division of HIV/AIDS prevention, about the CDC's newest effort to battle HIV and AIDS.
Homework And Kids
In the new book, The Homework Myth, educator and parenting expert Alfie Kohn systematically examines the usual defenses of homework--that it promotes higher achievement, reinforces learning, and teaches study skills and responsibility. None of these assumptions, he shows, actually passes the test of research, logic, or experience. So why do we continue to administer homework?