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An innovative education startup is offering culturally responsive learning to Black students across the country.

The History Boys has been a smash hit since its 2004 debut at London's National Theater. Playwright Alan Bennett is a national treasure in Britain. But will his story about English schoolboys translate to Broadway?

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with author Giulio Boccaletti about his new book Water: A Biography, which takes readers through the complex and surprising history of humanity and water.

The Racers have re-written the record books this year, and as Murphy ’s Law would dictate that has thrown a wrench in the operation of Racer Basketball…

By Associated PressFrankfort, KY – The Kentucky Historical Society Foundation has received a $100,000 National Endowment for the Humanities grant to…

The arrest of members of a white nationalist group in north Idaho gained national attention. But it had deeper significance for residents of that region who recall past history of far-right groups.

The Advanced Placement World History course will no longer include precolonial civilizations. Scott Simon talks to Amanda DoAmaral, a former AP World History teacher, about why she opposes the change.

At Brad Lowe’s farm, the livestock enjoy free range living together in an open field. Under an old oak tree, chickens peck for food while pigs root around…

Jason Stearns, a senior analyst with the International Crisis Group, talks with Renee Montagne about why elections in the Congo matter so much to African democracy.

While readers may not share Edmund de Waal's obsession with the precious clay (at one point, he crafts an exhibition of 2,455 white-glazed porcelain vessels), his writing makes the subject seductive.