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Jail terms were given to most Atlanta educators, who were convicted this month of conspiring to cheat on state tests to earn raises and bonuses. Steve Inskeep talks to Rachel Aviv of The New Yorker.

Pumpjacks have been part of the American landscape for decades, and they remain essential in today's shale fields.

The School Leadership Center is in its 17th year of developing Louisiana’s public and non-public school leaders in order to increase student achievement...

The president meets with Caribbean leaders in Jamaica Thursday — and a looming energy crunch in the region is high on the list.

Kenya bombed two al-Shabab bases in Somalia Monday in retaliation for last week's massacre at a university in Garissa. Nearly 150 students and staff were killed in the assault.

A new report from two environmental groups reviewed the recyclability and compostability of packaging from 47 food companies. It found few examples of companies that have prioritized waste reduction.

Anti-fracking activists say they're being targeted by law enforcement agencies that work with the oil and gas industries to monitor threats to infrastructure.

It's reasonable to wonder whether months of international scrutiny will leave a positive mark on the Ferguson Police Department. But for that the happen, the heat can't let up.

J.C. Hallman's audacious account of his engagement with the erotic writing of Nicholson Baker makes a splash, but critic Heller McAlpin says the book sometimes runs aground in self-indulgence.

The pecan has become the latest obsession of Southern farmers, chefs and craft breweries. They're giving the buttery nut new opportunities to shine in the form of oil, flour and even beer.