Politics
PRI's The World
August 04, 2017
Updated
08/03/2017 - 3:15pm
We're following the stories of individuals as they navigate the policy and ideological shifts happening during the Donald Trump administration. From an undocumented immigrant to a Nobel Prize winner, here's how immigration affects people.
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Development & Education
How do we raise a global nation?
The Takeaway
June 03, 2015
Updated
America's classrooms are becoming more diverse — fast. What are the best ways to help immigrant kids learn?
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Development & Education
Lazy days of summer? Not for these students gunning for a make-or-break exam
PRI's The World
August 11, 2015
In New York City, like in other parts of the US, some students spend their break digging into algebra equations, hoping to ace a test that will get them into a top public high school. But some question whether a single test unfairly leaves some students out.
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Conflict & Justice
In a Washington home, an Israeli man and a Palestinian man are learning to live side-by-side
PRI's The World
July 25, 2014
An Israeli military reservist and a Palestinian peace activist are in Washington, DC, for summer internships. And they're sharing a house.
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Arts, Culture & Media
How a Japanese American burst Japan's bubble on racism
PRI's The World
May 12, 2015
Japanese people, even some minority groups, tend to believe that Japanese society is homogeneous and racism doesn't exist in the country. But a Japanese American has drawn praise — and ire — by exposing that belief as a myth.
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Politics
More Mexicans are crossing the border — to leave the US. Here’s one family’s story.
PRI's The World
January 18, 2017
More than a year ago, a husband and wife from Mexico voluntarily returned to their country of origin and left their Americanized sons in the United States. Now that Trump has been elected, will more immigrant parents make the same choice?
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Development & Education
The Manchus ruled China into the 20th century, but their language is nearly extinct
PRI's The World
December 04, 2013
The last emperors of China, the Qing Dynasty, were Manchus. Their language is close to dying out in modern China, so now there's a last-ditch effort to save it, and the link it provides to China's history and traditional medicine.
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Development & Education
It is amazing what happens when you tell kids they are more than their grades and test scores
PRI's The World
July 16, 2014
Every parent knows their kids are more than just their grades. Still, they also tell kids grades matter. No wonder an English elementary school headmaster set off a social media storm when she helped write a letter to students telling them not worry so much about their scores, since "there are many ways of being smart."
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Development & Education
Utah bets big on foreign language learning, but not everyone is on board
The World in Words
March 18, 2015
According to the latest US census data, nearly 80 percent of Americans speak only one language. But one state is taking a gamble on multilingualism in a big way: Utah. It's become a pioneer in foreign language learning, even as some residents are unhappy with the move.
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Lifestyle & Belief
Why are kids going hungry in one of California’s most productive farming regions?
PRI's The World
January 28, 2016
Persistently low wages, unstable employment, and severe drought conditions have taken a major toll on local agricultural workers and their families. And, that’s hitting young people the hardest.
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Science, Tech & Environment
At France's new school for coders, there's hot tech, little teaching, no grades or tuition — and loud critics
PRI's The World
January 07, 2014
A founder of the school for coders says France is behind in the digital economy, so he's out to change that with a radical approach that finds the best minds, teaches them to collaborate and let's them loose on problems. They've already solved one for Apple.