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Evaluations of teachers based on student test scores have been made public in New York and Los Angeles. Will that make public schools better or worse?

The "partnership" that's key to western strategy in Afghanistan has been shattered by Koran burnings and assassination of two Americans in a supposedly secure location.

Box office was not the standard for choosing this year's nominees for the Best Picture Oscar. Are Academy members focused on quality or are they out of touch with audiences?

For a European bailout, Greece will impose more "austerity measures,” the kind that led to recent riots and burning in Athens. Will there be recovery or "pain with no gain?"

Republicans are blaming the President, and he's announcing new energy strategies, as gas is up to $4 a gallon in parts of the US. We talk with Daniel Yergin and others.

The federal crackdown on medical marijuana has many accusing President Obama of breaking a campaign promise. Others say it's time to change the drug's classification.

Documents leaked last weak reveal an effort to cast doubt on climate change with a new curriculum for public schools. Is it really about science or public policy?

The President and his Republican challengers are battling over who can create more jobs. But Americans are not being trained for the high-tech economy of the future.

Santorum is the latest Republican to give Romney a scare. Can he overcome Romney's money and organization as voters learn about his record, stand on issues and personality?

Syria's Bashar al-Assad has called for elections, even as his troops make war on their own people.