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Russia's population is smaller than it was back in 1991, when the Soviet Union broke up. Contracting populations are rare among countries that are not at war, and the Russian exodus includes many talented, educated people.

President Bush asked Congress to hark back to one of the triumphs of his first term: passage of the No Child Left Behind Law in 2002. He asked Congress to reauthorize the law.

EDITOR'S NOTE: To commemorate the 20th anniversary of Florida Gulf Coast University, WGCU Public Media presents "FGCU: The Beginning." The series…

Sanibel Island’s beaches are among the best places in the world to pick up seashells. They attract both serious and casual collectors. And, for the casual…

A program that teaches abstinence is at the center of a new lawsuit against the federal government. The ACLU is filing suit against "The Silver Ring Thing," which it alleges promotes religion. The federal government granted more than $1 million to the program, under President Bush's faith-based initiative.

A new poll by the Pew Research Center shows that many African-Americans say they can no longer be seen as a single race. Work ethic and education are creating a class divide. Nearly 40 percent of low-income blacks say they have nothing in common with middle-income and poor blacks.

In remote Southeast Alaska, an experiment is bringing together radically diverse groups of college students to learn from the land, physical labor and each other.

We’re joined by the state’s top public education official, Florida Education Commissioner Dr. Tony Bennett. Join our conversation taking a look at the…

A pair of South Florida lawmakers is sponsoring a bill to explore the effectiveness of single-gender classroom settings in public schools in Florida. The…

Florida Gulf Coast University is taking the lead among Florida’s public universities when it comes to the broader world of medical cannabis. It’s getting…