Christine Ayala

The U.S. Department of Education will begin accepting applications for its i3 program, which provides small development grants that support innovative improvements, with priority given to rural schools.

In this week’s Q&A, we interview John Fitzpatrick, the executive director of Educate Texas.

New research out of New Orleans suggests that a charter school market likely requires increased policy oversight.

University of Pennsylvania professor Richard Ingersoll, a specialist in teacher retention and turnover, discusses the causes and costs of nearly half of all new teachers leaving their first jobs within five years.

The National Education Association has begun considering political endorsements ahead of next year’s presidential election season — an early move for the teachers union.

In this week’s Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights Do No Harm.

Actress Angelina Jolie recently disclosed that she had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed, which comes two years after her double mastectomy. She explained her position in a recent op-ed.

A recent study finds that men are earning more in the nursing field despite being outnumbered by women 10-to-1.

In the first of a four-year effort, Dallas County’s public hospital, the Parkland Health & Hospital System, saw a 30 percent reduction in the rate of bloodstream infections and 57 percent fewer catheter-associated infections.

In this week’s Q&A, we interview Matteo Pasquali, the chairman of the Department of Chemistry at Rice University.