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Much has been made of the unusual volatility of the GOP race this year, with candidates taking turns in the front-runner spot in Iowa. But with more outside money and a reliance on social media, the run-up to this election season's Iowa caucuses has been different in other ways as well.

Teachers and school districts say they agree better teacher evaluations are needed, but they can't agree on the details. Disputes in Hawaii and New York could lead to revocation of lucrative federal grants and also force the Department of Education to take aggressive action.

By Dan Verbeckhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-975763.mp3Rushville, MO – There is no way into Atchison, Kansas from…

By Dan Verbeckhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-973402.mp3Kansas City, KS – The American automaker that took a…

In the era of direct spending by corporations in elections, Microsoft and AFLAC Insurance get high marks for openness. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway received a score of zero.

Steve Inskeep talks to freelance journalist Lucy Kafanov about the political significance of deadly peace demonstrations in Ankara over the weekend. Nearly 100 people were killed in bomb attacks.

There's nothing new under the sun in education. Except when there is. We'll explore how innovation happens, who drives it and what works.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump unveils a tax plan that would drop the maximum rate from nearly 40 percent to 25 percent. Businesses would also get much lower rates.

There are dozens of ways to slice and dice all the data in the Obama Administration's new college scorecard. Here are three.

Ted Cruz won the Iowa Republican Caucuses on a platform that included opposing ethanol, a key Iowa industry. Does this mean future presidential candidates won't have to support the corn fuel?