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January 27, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

Season 2024 Episode 28 | 26m 44s

Saturday on PBS News Weekend, how a nationwide shortage of special education teachers is affecting students with disabilities and the educators trained to work with them. Then, the changing face of motherhood and professional sports, and the push for paid maternity leave in the United States. Plus, a 14-year-old science phenom talks about his quest to develop a soap that fights skin cancer.

Aired: 01/26/24 | Expires: 02/26/24
Major corporate funding for the PBS News Hour is provided by BDO, BNSF, Consumer Cellular, American Cruise Lines, and Raymond James. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by Consumer Cellular and Cunard Cruise Line. For a complete list of funders for the PBS NewsHour and PBS NewsHour weekend, click here.
Extras
Olympics trip raises questions about Patel's use of taxpayer dollars
Tamara Keith and Jasmine Wright on Trump losing support from independents
Kurdish general on peace deal with Syria and hopes for the future
Most Americans say country worse off than a year ago, new poll shows
The iconic photographs of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games
Team USA caps golden run at the Winter Olympics
Millions on East Coast blanketed by most snowfall some have seen in years
News Wrap: Judge blocks release of a report on Trump's handling of classified documents
Killing of cartel leader sparks retaliatory violence in parts of Mexico
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