Polo Rocha

After a controversial four years at the helm of state-controlled Newark Public Schools, Cami Anderson announced she would soon vacate the position.

With standardized tests incorporating more critical thinking and writing portions, the need for human graders has increased, leading large testing corporations like Pearson to hire part-time graders.

Students and parents from a Boston high school are upset over the transfer of history teacher E. Chris Summerhill, who used his arrest protesting the death of Eric Garner in a civics lesson.

A federal panel of experts recommended that the Food and Drug Administration approve a new class of drugs to prevent heart attacks by lowering cholesterol.

Casualties from Texas spring floods served as unwelcome reminders that drownings can happen within minutes, and bystanders have a crucial role to play when they can reach victims in time to provide aid.

A $25 million gift from Dallas philanthropist Lyda Hill will create a new department of bioinformatics, a field that involves keeping track of and analyzing large data sets that drive biotechnology developments and medical innovations.

Federal funding crucial to scientific research has steadily declined over the years, but scientists are hoping that approval of a pending bill will restore basic research to a level that leads to major scientific breakthroughs.

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