Public schools are denying children with dyslexia proper treatment and often failing to identify them in the first place.

Profits from slavery and related industries helped build some of the most prestigious schools in New England. This documentary focuses on three universities -- Harvard, Georgetown and the University of Virginia -- as they grapple with a deeply troubling chapter in their vaunted histories.

There may be nothing more important in the educational life of a child than having effective teachers. But the United States is struggling to attract and keep teachers.

A descendant of slaves sold to save Georgetown University in 1838 will be a member of this year's freshman class — at age 63.

People who lived through the desegregation era see their former schools fall back into segregation.

There are millions of kids in America who the USDA considers "food insecure" -- they live in households without regular access to nutritious food. For them, school feeding programs are essential.

A state law says Maine high school students have to prove they have mastered specific skills to get a diploma.

At a public charter school in Boston, students spend years preparing to go to college. But paying for it is another story.

Thirty-five years ago, four immigrant families won a landmark Supreme Court case that protects the rights of children in the United States to attend public schools, whether they have papers or not.