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Parents who home-school their children in the District are facing tighter regulations. The new rules were written in the wake of a tragedy earlier this year in which four home-schooled children were found dead in their mother's house in Southeast. But the District's home-schooling community is concerned the new regulations may have gone too far. Join Kojo as we discuss how the government can best ensure that home-school students are receiving a quality education in safe environments.
Ethan Reedy, President, D.C. Home Educators Association
Deborah Gist, State Superintendent of Education, District of Columbia
Supporters of both presidential candidates are crying foul over perceived slights by the news media: Republicans say the media is too smitten with Barack Obama. Democrats say the press is giving John McCain a free-pass. We examine decision-making in newsrooms and editorial boards.
Amy Mitchell, Deputy Director, Project for Excellence in Journalism
Jane E. Healy, Former Vice President and Editorial Page Editor, Orlando Sentinel; Columnist, Orlando Sentinel
Andrew Tyndall, media analyst; founder of ADT Research; and publisher of The Tyndall Report
Randy Pausch died this weekend, some nine months after he leapt to fame worldwide for a lecture he gave on 'Really Acheiving Your Childhood Dreams.' A viral video of his lecture became an Internet sensation and led to a book deal, appearances on Oprah and more. We speak with two friends about Randy's life, and the lessons we can all learn from how he dealt with his cancer diagnosis.
Allison Druin, WAMU Computer Gal; and Director of the Human-Computer Interaction Lab at the University of Maryland
Brad Myers, Computer Science Professor at the Human-Computer Interaction Institute of Carnegie Mellon University
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