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A "good Southern Baptist girl" becomes an unlikely advocate for comprehensive sex ed.

President Bush had hoped the No Child Left Behind Act would help him counter the view that Democrats care more about public education than Republicans. But growing criticism of the law makes it unclear if the president's record on education will give him an edge against John Kerry. Bush's stance on education has polarized residents in West Virginia, a state that's up for grabs in the November presidential election despite its Democratic majority. NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports.

President Trump wants to abolish the Education Department as a standalone agency. He's the latest Republican to try. NPR's Michel Martin looks back on the history with Alyson Klein of Education Week.

Students who are struggling in school take fewer art classes than their peers in Florida. And arts education advocates are concerned that high-stakes…

Natalia Peres, a professor of plant pathology at University of Florida, dreams of the day where harmful pathogens no longer pose a significant threat to...

Ukraine has long been caught between the U.S. and Russia.

After a session on Latinos in tech at South by Southwest in Austin, we hear from a Latina tech entrepreneur.

A guard at a now-defunct girls' detention facility in Milton was found guilty of child abuse.At the Capitol, Representative Gayle Harrell, a Stuart…

President Bush has tapped Laura Bush to lead an effort to help boys do better in school and stay away from street gangs and crime -- a response to grim statistics on the difficulties boys face. NPR's Michele Norris speaks with the first lady about the initiative.

Florida’s Stand Your Ground Law is once again in the spotlight following last week’s shooting death of a 17-year-old teenager by a 45-year-old man in the…