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California released its latest graduation numbers Thursday, and they look a bit different after a federal audit forced changes.

Most American adults have finished high school. For those who haven't, wages are rock bottom and the unemployment rate is more than 7 percent. That's why Goodwill opened a charter school for adults.

American education is full of innovators practicing alternatives to the mainstream. Now, some of those alternatives are proving their mettle.

Hundreds of new California laws take effect with the start of the new year, including measures stemming from the devastating wildfires that have swept the state.

It's a technique widely used in other countries to slow the spread of infection. Here's how contact tracing works — and how it can help the U.S. start to get back to normal.

The long economic recovery has brought unemployment to historic lows. But the number of men in the labor force during their prime working age has dropped significantly over the past 50 years.

The traditional music known as taarab was fading away — until a school began giving lessons to aspiring musicians.

Auditors say California improperly removed thousands of students from its calculation, boosting its graduation rate for the 2013-14 school year.

Michael Ignatieff, president of Budapest's Central European University, discusses the Hungarian government's efforts to shut down the school, which awards diplomas accepted in the U.S. and Hungary.

Most American adults have finished high school. For those who haven't, wages are rock bottom and the unemployment rate is more than 7 percent. That's why Goodwill opened a charter school for adults.