Pat Wingert is a Newsweek correspondent based in Washington DC who covers society, politics, policy, education and health. She is co-author of The Menopause Book with Barbara Kantrowitz.
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How One District Fixed Its Failing Schools
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What Makes a Family? More Americans Say Gays Count
The idea that gay couples who are married or have children qualify as "families" has rapidly become... MORE
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Obama Calls for a Longer School Year
American schoolkids attend school for fewer days than children in other educationally advanced... MORE
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Why Arne Duncan Wants Michelle Rhee to Stay
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Wednesday that he is actively reaching out to D.C.... MORE
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Does Fenty's Defeat Mean Rhee's Exit?
Hard-charging reformer and Washington Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee is in danger of losing her... MORE
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Women Earn More Doctorates Than Men
A new enrollment study confirms that American women are now earning more doctoral degrees than men.... MORE
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Tracking Your Period? There's an App for That.
When Steve Jobs introduced Apple's new tablet computer earlier this year, there were plenty of... MORE
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Results in National School-Reform Contest Spark Complaints
While celebrations occurred in Massachusetts, New York, Hawaii, Florida, Rhode Island, the District... MORE
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Best and Worst Cities for School Reform
If you think about the cities best known for education reform, a few always come to mind: New... MORE
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L.A. Times Ranks City Teachers by Effectiveness
Do parents have the right to know which of their kids' teachers are the most and least effective?... MORE
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Life Without Gender?
This spring, an Australian named Norrie May-Welby made headlines around the world as the world's... MORE
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How Technology Has Changed the Way We Break Up
Remember the episode of ‘Sex and the City’ in which the girls were shocked that Carrie’s beau... MORE
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D.C. Plans to Lay Off 300 Underperforming Teachers
NEWSWEEK did a cover story a few months ago asking why we can't fire bad teachers.... MORE
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Avoiding Breast-Cancer Mistakes
Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), the precursor to breast cancer, is identified much more often... MORE
