Alan Singer: New York City and the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Metal detectors at school entrances make many New York City schools feel more like prisons than places where young people want to be and contribute to the sense that these are not a place where people are respected.

Dallas High gets metal detector

DALLAS – On Monday, students at Dallas Senior High School will be required for the first time to pass through a metal detector to enter the school.

Mercer Island student's video game earns White House visit

13-year-old Jasper Hugunin, of Mercer Island, participated in Tuesday's White House science fair, where he showed off a computer game he had created. It was part of the Obama administration's effort to lift American students' performance in math and science.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich declares Ohio is 'alive again' in his second State of the State speech

The bulk of the speech features the governor boasting of examples of how his policy agenda is beginning to pay dividends. He also urges lawmakers to strike a more conciliatory, bipartisan tone, a bit of a role reversal for the governor.

Obama sees Detroit school project at White House science fair

The science project of Detroit's Paul Robeson, Malcolm X Academy got the attention of President Barack Obama on Tuesday.