Planning for Your First Day at School

On the first day of school, the secret to success is in the planning, not the pedagogy. How's your back-to-school planning going? Have you forgotten anything? Our checklist can help! Included:...

No-Grade Assignments Open Up Student-Teacher Communication

Educator Kathleen Modenbach reflects on the enormous influence teachers have on the kids they teach. A recent student/counselor survey suggests that using that influence can save vulnerable kids...

Detroit legal battle over bankruptcy petition

Archive: BBC programme Requiem for Detroit, made by Julien Temple, followed people living amongst the city's ruins in 2010 A judge in the US state of Michigan has...

China frees banks to set their own lending rates

                        Chinese authorities have been trying to control a property boom Chinese authorities have given the banking...

Hedge fund founder Steven Cohen charged over 'insider trading'

The government says the illegal information helped the company make $275m A billionaire hedge fund manager has been charged with failing to stop insider trading, the US Securities and...

Venezuela 'ends' bid to restore full US ties

Venezuela's foreign ministry said Samantha Power's opinions were 'disrespectful' Venezuela says it has "ended" steps towards restoring diplomatic ties with the US, after comments by the woman nominated as...

Israel to free Palestinian prisoners over Kerry talks

More than 4,000 Palestinians are thought to be held in Israeli jails Israel says it will release a number of Palestinian prisoners as part of an agreement made with...

Russia opposition leader Navalny vows Moscow poll win

A large crowd applauded Alexei Navalny as he arrived in Moscow, as Alice Baxter reports Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has told supporters he will fight and win...

Detroit to rebound 'stronger' after bankruptcy filing

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has said Detroit may have hit rock bottom with its bankruptcy filing, but the move will reverse decades of decay. The Republican said the...