A former children's publisher goes back to school

Before Deborah Kenny quit her job in 2001 to start a school for underprivileged youth in Harlem, her friends staged an intervention. They listed their concerns: She would run out of money, she'd lose her house, and, worst of all, as a new widow she wouldn't be able to adequately provide for her three young children. Kenny did not budge. "I felt like I would die if I didn't start this school ...

Jeffrey S. Ryan: Justice should go back to school

David Justice, far from being the constitutional expert he purports to be, would be better advised to go back to school and study the federal Constitution and its history. Then we could be spared sophomoric screeds like “Sovereign Colorado.”

A Year Later, Joplin Continues To Bounce Back

A year after a devastating tornado ripped through Joplin, Missouri, President Obama is set to go back and deliver Joplin High School's commencement speech. Host Michel Martin speaks with Joplin High Principal Kerry Sachetta for an update on how the school and the town are recovering.

Remembering Carlos Fuentes, Mexico's Grand Man of Letters

Watch Video | Listen to the Audio JEFFREY BROWN: And finally tonight, we remember Mexico's grand man of letters. Ray Suarez is back with that story. RAY SUAREZ: Carlos Fuentes was a prolific writer, penning novels, essays, newspaper articles and even an opera. Recognized as one of Latin America's greatest literary figures and a politically outspoken artist, Fuentes brought stories from Mexico to ...

Marlborough school board member urges parents to back Pope

The teachers union is blasting School Committee member Margaret Dwyer for sending out form letters for parents supporting recent changes in the schools, but Dwyer said yesterday she is fully within her First Amendment rights and was advocating on behalf of the district.