Education

Best things in life are free: studying medicine in Cuba

June 28, 2011 By Chasiti Falls

Who would have ever believed that one of the best medical programs in the world is free, in a third world country and primarily filled with people of color?

Parents stage second sit-in over broken promises

June 24, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

Parents in Chicago say they are staging an around-the-clock sit-in at an elementary school field house until school officials and elected representatives meet with them.

Miss USA geeks out over evolution

June 23, 2011 By Blake Skylar

Alyssa Campanella, 21, the new Miss USA, called herself a "huge science geek" and said that evolution should be taught in schools.

Philadelphia principals join teachers to slam mass layoffs

June 15, 2011 By Ben Sears

Hundreds of school employees and supporters packed the meeting of the School Reform Commission to protest the district's announced 1,500 layoffs.

An introduction to Michele Bachmann

June 15, 2011 By Ryan C. Ebersole

Rep. Michele Bachmann supposedly showed "stagecraft" during the Republican debate, but she also has a "talent" for questionable statements and policy positions.