In the first presidential campaign involving an African American nominee of a major party, both candidates have agreed on this much: They would rather not dwell on the subject of race.But their allies have othe...

It looks like students can be open-minded after all: When provided with the option to view lectures online, rather than just in person, a full 82 percent of undergraduates kindly offered that they’d be wi...

When I was in fourth grade, my school replaced our playground. It had been a well-loved, ramshackle structure that seemed to rise 20 or 30 feet into the air. There was a rickety climbing wall made of old tires ...

A chain of elephants, trunks and tails linked, wanders, with a mixture of upbeat energy and complacent pride, along the endpapers of a children’s book.So begins one of the stories that most please the ima...

The United Spinal Association UnitedSpinal.org offers a free booklet, “Fire Safety for Wheelchair Users at Work and at Home” addressing fire prevention and planning for all people with mobility...

The head of Chicago's school system has proposed the creation of a "gay-friendly" high school to counter the high bullying, depression and drop-out rates among homosexual pupils. The Pride Campus of Social Jus...

The dean of the University of Nebraska College of Law says it is OK to admit minority students, even though they may have lower test scores than whites the school turns down. Steven Willborn says minority stu...

Some voters under 30 are conservatives. An equal number are liberals. But a striking majority of the Millennial generation agrees on one thing: who should be the next president. A USA TODAY/MTV/Gallup Poll of ...

Religious people are more helpful and generous than others -- but only on two conditions, according to a new study published in the prestigious journal Science. University of British Columbia psychology r...

The Gloucester school committee has voted to allow contraceptives to be distributed at the high school's health clinic with parental consent. School Committee chairman Greg Verga said the Wednesday night vote ...