Tiffany Shlain's new documentary, "The Teen Brain," looks through the lens of neuroscience to help teens—and their parents and teachers—better understand the upsides of an intense period of growth and development.

Since adopting a phonics-based approach, educators at Wadewitz Elementary School in Racine, Wisconsin, have found they need dedicated coaches, funding and community stability to make the Science of Reading work.

Throughout rural America, non-native English speakers are less likely than their urban peers to get proper support in school, sometimes leading to a lifetime of lower educational attainment.

Long before the Education Department's overhaul of the federal student aid application fell apart this year, officials who now lead the department were warned of a complex and time-consuming effort and its potential pitfalls.