Read a poem about clashing identities, inspired by Papo Colo’s provocative print.

Immigration agency’s move makes it harder for lawyers and family to find detainees, in line with stringent Trump policy

As a new exhibition celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Gordon Parks Foundation, those who knew him discuss his most powerful images

All educators can borrow these special ed strategies to improve student learning and behavior.

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“In a decade of teaching at UC Berkeley, only one student has ever known the name Betty Ong,” writes Fae Myenne Ng.

American Airlines Flight Attendant Betty Ong was the first to report a 9/11 hijacking, moments before her plane hit the World Trade Center. Her family honors her legacy with acts of kindness.

Fifth graders calm school kindergartners in Los Angeles. Kids take the "bike bus" in Oklahoma. High school students take in a new high school building in Oregon.

The U.N. has backed a new map showing Africa in its true relative size, with the U.S. standing alone in opposition.

Ann M. Martin's beloved series has influenced generations of readers. We're still asking: Which babysitter are you?

Moss grew up in rural Virginia and taught for 21 years in Louisa County

On Lake Michigan’s southeastern shore, generations of artists have long drawn inspiration from the landscape. Now there’s a new wave of creative people finding more and more reasons to linger.

People-watchers, trainspotters and A.O. Scott agree: Ezra Pound’s “In a Station of the Metro” is one of the shortest great poems in English.

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From bowl cuts to extreme mullets, punk dos to bad dye jobs, a terrible hairstyle can never be forgotten – even decades after it has grown out

New CDC data shows MMR vaccination among kindergarteners declining slightly as non-medical exemptions climb to 4.2%

The former Meta employee testified that the company culture prioritized user numbers over child safety measures.

Turn the Volume Up! at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University highlights the activism of everyday people who have confronted injustice. New York’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani, quoting the Bronx rapper ...

Ninety years ago in Berlin, Jesse Owens won one gold medal after another.

Akanksha's parents gave their all for her education. The pressure from Indian society to succeed was too high. Students blame the government.

Akanksha's parents gave their all for her education. The pressure from Indian society to succeed was too high. Students blame the government.

Award-winning borderland author, poet and painter Benjamin Alire Sáenz died at 71. He was a literary giant, proud of his humble beginning. His world-renowned writing was rooted in the region he called...

Should students be allowed to use AI on assignments? What about on tests? Who should teach AI literacy? About 100 teenagers got together to try to decide.

Robert Louis Stevensons quote, “There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy. By being happy, we sow anonymous benefits upon the world,” reminds us that joy is not just personal bu...

The group of Eastern Shawnee citizens made stops in sacred and historic sites across their homelands in the Midwest.

David Bar Katz wrote this prose poem for his friend Philip Seymour Hoffman, with whom he used to have coffee every morning after dropping off their children

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JD Salinger’s wry, subversive classic inspired novelist Joseph O’Connor to be a writer. He reflects on why this story of a disaffected teenager remains as fresh and transgressive as ever

Replacement of panels with version that’s sympathetic to enslavers comes amid effort by Trump to dismantle diversity initiatives

Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation of the ancient Greek epic has sparked a new appetite for an old classic. Here are the translations, podcasts and audiobooks that make the Homeric world more approac...

Roman Butzlaff brought together a group of neighbors who say they would have barely known each other if not for a little boy, who lived in a neighborhood but needed a village.

The Trump administration's executive orders have meant that administrators are questioning what art can — and can't — be seen on campus.

A battle between Black soldiers and the local white law enforcement who targeted them in Bisbee, Arizona during Red Summer.

ALT: Kafkaesque Insect Drawing by Thomas Künstler

High schoolers advise teachers on what it takes to get students interested in learning.

The dogs join a team of 18 canine heroes dispatched along with 250 Mexican troops following the earthquakes that have resulted in at least 1,400 deaths and more than 3,200 injuries.

Judy Blume wrote her last book more than a decade ago. At the Santa Fe International Literary Festival, NPR's Scott Simon talked to Blume about her long career and why she doesn't miss writing.

For more than a century, federal boarding schools worked to forcibly assimilate Native American children into white culture. Here's how one Santa Fe school has worked to change that legacy.

Students' voices are lost when AI does most of the thinking, a teacher says.

On the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Little Bighorn, Native American youth gathered at the site of the battle to mark the historic victory and celebrate the resilience of their culture.

The changes on the southern border reshaped Native, Spanish and Mexican communities, telling a story of resilience and resistance.

"Tony Brown’s Journal," which ran on PBS for nearly four decades, provided a national platform for frank discussions on race, politics, and culture.

Plan to levy 5% tax on California billionaires championed by progressives – but state’s super rich are forcefully opposed

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