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What do you do if your country is extremely rich and wants to give its college students a first-rate education without leaving home? Qatar has imported a host of U.S. universities that include Georgetown, Northwestern and Cornell.

You've heard the complaints — now take a close look at a top-notch lesson plan.

Artists and musicians often take the first hit when the economy takes a turn for the worse. Host Michel Martin speaks with writer Amanda Abrams about one violin maker's struggle to make ends meet in tough times. Abrams chronicles Howard Needham's story in this week's Washington Post Magazine.

The rules of the game in education are shifting. The same sort of work rule changes that are at the heart of the teachers' strike in Chicago are being debated in school districts and states across the country.

The crowded and fast-growing district is facing a severe teacher shortage.

A lot of time, effort and money over the past decade have gone into producing a great statistic, but not without unintended consequences.

When a teenage girl in rural Nepal gets her period, an ancient tradition may drive her to sleep outdoors. But one 15-year-old is trying to break the taboos around menstruation.

Paid family leave has never been a major topic in a presidential election — until now. Here's what got it there.

School-based urban gardens can have a measurable positive impact on kids — from improving their diets to helping boost engagement with academics.

Aides for Marco Rubio and Rand Paul's campaign scuffled in a Michigan bar on Thursday. American political history is littered with other similar confrontations.