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Last week in Topeka, lawmakers launched a special committee to come up with a new school finance formula and to study student educational outcomes,…

As Congress debates a rewrite of No Child Left Behind, we look at one school in Durham, N.C. Watts Elementary wasn't just restructured as a result of the law, it was completely reimagined.

Enrollment for HealthCare.gov plans for 2016 begins Sunday. Insurance shoppers should check their projected health costs and each plan's network of doctors and hospitals before choosing coverage.

A large study suggests some may use e-cigarettes to quit smoking tobacco. But the survey also shows that nearly 10 percent of young adults who have never smoked tobacco have used the devices.

By voluntarily renouncing his office, Boehner freed himself to do what had to be done. To paraphrase Shakespeare's epitaph for another warrior, nothing in his career became him like the leaving it.

The NPR/ProPublica series on workers' compensation has prompted a response from 10 ranking Democrats of Senate and Congressional Committees. The lawmakers want the Department of Labor to strengthen its oversight of state changes in workers' comp benefits and suggest possible legislation.

A Colorado woman has been able to keep track of her stolen car, thanks to the many tickets and toll charge bills she's received.

Drug plans offered by private insurers under Medicare change from year to year. It pays to check around for the best deal during open enrollment season.

"This is taught in German schools for good reason. It must never be forgotten," German Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman says after Israel's leader claimed a Palestinian influenced Adolf Hitler.

There are plenty of ways to explain why Biden isn't running. Polling, endorsements and fundraising are three good ones.