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When the state overhauled the school funding system by pouring resources into low-income districts, schools in Massachusetts went from the middle of the pack to first place.

In a new biography called Her Again, author Michael Schulman says that at 14, Streep decided to reinvent herself — and before she was an Oscar winner, she was homecoming queen.

Lourdes Garcia-Navarro talks to Olympics historian David Wallechinsky about the preparations, and worries, 100 days before the Olympic Games start in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Bernie Sanders is drawing large, energetic crowds, but that hasn't translated into wins in large states. It turns out there is often a disconnect between big rallies and winning elections.

Sen. Jeff Merkley is the only senator to publicly back Bernie Sanders for the Democratic presidential nomination. He talks to Steve Inskeep about his support for Sanders over Hillary Clinton.

In the suburbs of Washington, D.C., wealthy businessman David Trone has injected more than $12 million of his own money to try to win the Democratic primary in Maryland's 8th Congressional District.

President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has maintained his popularity through two years of controversy and brutal crackdowns. But on Tuesday there were signs of people getting impatient with his rule.

Ex-Gov. Tom Ridge, also the former head of the Department of Homeland Security, talks to Steve Inskeep about why he has endorsed Ohio Governor John Kasich for president.

Five delegate-rich states on the East Coast's "Acela corridor" vote Tuesday. Can front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton wrap up their respective nominations?

In 1990, Kentucky did something no other state had ever done: It completely changed the way its public schools were governed and funded. Despite big gains, poor districts still struggle to catch up.