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"Average daily attendance" has long been a trusted measure, but the number conceals an important metric in identifying kids at risk of failing or dropping out: chronic absence.

Albinism affects people of all races, but for people of color, a lack of pigment can leave them struggling to fit in.

The Justice Department will look into the Chicago Police Department's use of force and the accountability within the department of officers who use excessive force.

Schools were advised to cancel classes, and some industrial plants must slow or stop production. The warning system was instituted in 2013.

Tennesseans have mixed feelings about whether the state needs tougher gun laws, according to a new poll from Vanderbilt University. The majority of...

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said he'll announce the new system "in the coming days." The goal is to inform the public at large about the threat and the government's response.

Shipp, a mainstay of New York's downtown free jazz scene, likes big blocky chords and loud piano sounds. Critic Kevin Whitehead says the new album by the Matthew Shipp trio is "heavy in a good way."

Rick Moody discusses his new novel, which is told solely in the form of online hotel reviews. The narrator of Hotels Of North America is increasingly down on his luck — and may even be homeless.

This year, short stories and fragmented intense memoirs — along with the incredible true story of a short-haired dog — dominate Maureen Corrigan's best books list.

Ronald Johnson, the state's attorney Anita Alvarez found, had a gun in his hand as he ran away from police. But, Alvarez, said that doesn't mean the officer didn't feel threatened.