Kids around the country are trying to make sense of the results of their SATs, which were changed this year. What once was a perfect score is no longer so.
Elaine Korry is an NPR contributor based in San Francisco. From August 2004-June 2007 she worked as an NPR senior reporter covering social policy for NPR, with a focus on education, and on the lives of the nation's most vulnerable citizens — the homeless, those living in poverty, working in low wage positions, and trying to find their way to a more stable life.
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Composer George Gershwin is best known for “Rhapsody in Blue” and “An American in Paris.” But he also partnered with his brother, Ira, to write the greatest of all American operas, “Porgy & Bess.” Gulfshore Opera is bringing a condensed version of the witty, gritty story of unshakable love to the stage to celebrate America250.
Southwest Florida Theatre transports audiences back to the 1950s with “Sh-Boom! Life Could Be A Dream.” Fans of doo-wop are sure to love this story of a quartet hoping to launch their careers by winning a national radio contest.