Christine Ayala

The latest episode of the education podcast “Ask a Teacher” focuses on teacher burnout. Host Matt Collette asks three current teachers what keeps them energized in the classroom.

Data from the National Institute for Early Education Research shows an increased gap between the number of states offering pre-kindergarten services and those that do not.

In this week’s Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights The Rise and Fall of Public Education.

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology is sponsoring the EdTech Developer’s Tour to inspire collaborations between entrepreneurs, developers, educators and students.

In this week’s Q&A, we interview Shanna Peeples, the 2015 National Teacher of the Year. She was named the best out of more than 3 million U.S. teachers. President Obama presented Peeples with the title on April 29.

Global spending on cancer drugs hit $100 billion last year, prompted by new and patented drugs, broader insurance coverage and aging populations. That figure is up more than 10 percent since 2013.

Johnson & Johnson has appointed a leading bioethicist to head a panel to determine how to handle requests from people who are critically ill and want access to promising drugs before they are approved.

In this week’s Q&A, we interview Scott Walters, a professor of behavioral and community health at the University of North Texas Health Science Center.

In this week’s Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights Epic Measures.

For stroke patients, a new procedure called endovascular rescue therapy may be an alternative for those who cannot take traditional “clot-busting’’ drugs because of another medication.