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Research shows that the way a school "feels" can help kids learn. But school climate remains a hard concept to define and measure.

During the campaign, Trump said he wants to keep lobbyists out of his administration, but it isn't so easy. President Obama tried. Most people agree, running a government without lobbyists isn't easy.

A promised crackdown on people living in this country illegally could mean a boon for private prison companies that contract with the government to hold detainees.

You might think a monkey is making a friendly face. The monkey, however, might have a very different message in mind.

One of Mexico's most treacherous highways passes through the northern border state of Tamaulipas. It is infamous for all the bandits, organized crime gangs and contraband that ride on it.

For 800 years, Jews of European and Middle Eastern and Spanish ancestry have been split on the question of whether legumes, corn and rice are kosher for Passover. Rabbis have finally weighed in.

The European capital hasn't had any flights in or out since the March 22 suicide bombing. And authorities still aren't saying when the Zaventem Airport might reopen.

For National Poetry Month, All Things Considered asked listeners to tweet poems of their own — including the rhyme that tops this story. The plot thickened when a high school English class jumped in.

You may be paying $38,000 more for that knee replacement than someone in another state, or even a few hundred miles down the road. And there doesn't seem to be any method to this madness.

The "come and take it" flag, born of revolution, is a hallmark of Texas pride. But locals are angry that the motto has been co-opted by Second Amendment rights groups and T-shirt sellers.