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American education is full of innovators practicing alternatives to the mainstream. Now, some of those alternatives are proving their mettle.

Attorneys, faith leaders, and those detained in the jail have raised questions about treatment in the facility.

The updated guidelines make key changes to earlier language and include a new color-coded chart that divides school reopening options into four zones based on the level of community transmission.

A U.S. Army program allows elite athletes to join the military and train in their sport. Four Kenyan distance runners in the U.S. military quickly became citizens and will represent America in Rio.

The New Zealand band began releasing records on the Flying Nun label in the 1980s. Four decades later, they are still at it. Rock historian Ed Ward tells story of The Chills.

Donkeys, unfairly, get a bum rap. And global demand for their hides is growing. But a foremost donkey defender, who adopts abused and unwanted donkeys, says the smart, playful animals make great pets.

Julia has bright red hair, big green eyes and she loves to draw. She can be a little shy, but Elmo and Abby Cadabby don't mind. She's voiced by Stacey Gordon, whose son is on the autism spectrum, too.

As kindergarten becomes the new first grade, some worry that the joy of learning is being lost with higher rigor.

The hypercompetitive world of biomedical research occasionally drives scientists to cheat. More often, scientists make decisions that undercut their results. That can lead colleagues astray.

Researchers at The Education Trust went on a listening tour to better understand the struggles of black teachers. Among the themes they encountered: bias – from principals, colleagues and parents.