It's 2014. All Children Are Supposed To Be Proficient. What Happened?
The No Child Left Behind law famously set this year as the date when, well, no children would be left behind. So now what?
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Comer Cottrell, Creator Of The People's Jheri Curl, Dies At 82
Cottrell died last Friday in Plano, Tex. His do-it-yourself product brought more affordable curly hair to the masses.
Digital Natives, Except When It Comes To Textbooks
Textbook prices are high and rising, yet one obvious alternative to paying for paper — the e-textbook — just hasn't caught on, even with a new, digital-savvy generation of students.
Landon Donovan Will Leave Indelible Mark On American Soccer
Landon Donovan will play his last game with the U.S. men's soccer league on Friday. He is the all-time leader for assists and goals in Major League Soccer.
Minnesota's Liberian Immigrants Fear Stigma From Ebola
The community is reeling from the deaths of loved ones back home and local leaders are driving home the message: don't go home to grieve, stay here, protect yourselves.
For This Baseball Season, Roger Angell Has Just The 'Ticket'
The American League Championship Series begins tonight. Writer Kate Tuttle says Roger Angell's 1988 collection of essays, Season Ticket, is the perfect accompaniment to the postseason.
Sloppy Splinting Can Make A Child's Broken Arm Much Worse
A pediatrician who specializes in fixing broken bones in kids and teens says about 90 percent of the fractures he treats have been splinted improperly in a community ER or urgent care center first.
Detergent Pods Can Cause Eye Injuries In Children
Detergent pods are convenient, sure, but small children continue to have dangerous encounters with them, sustaining injuries to the eyes and other body parts when the pods are squeezed or chomped.
How To Take A Nobel Prize-Winning Picture
This year's Nobel Prize in chemistry went to a team that came up with a way to take a closer look at the secret lives of living cells. It could make biomedical research a lot easier.
'Mass Mobs' Aim To Keep Pews Full At Old Churches
Every month, a group in Detroit picks a church that could use an influx of parishioners to fill its pews — and collection baskets. Word spreads on Facebook, and come Sunday, the church is buzzing.