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  • Former Assistant Secretary of Education Diane Ravitch explains why she was once an early advocate of No Child Left Behind, school vouchers and charter schools — and what changed her mind.
  • Mexico's second highest-ranking official, Interior Minister Juan Camilo Mourino, was killed in a plane crash in Mexico City on Thursday. The crash was ruled an accident, but some believe organized crime is to blame. Mourino was leading Mexico's war on drugs.
  • There's not a restaurant in the region that serves more food than San Diego City Schools. Monday through Friday in the district, school kitchens churn out some 120,000 meals and snacks a day. KPBS Hea
  • Airs Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV
  • It's day two of a clampdown at U.S. airports following reports of a foiled terrorism plot in the U.K. How are things going at Boston's Logan Airport? Are travelers prepared?
  • America is a wealthy nation and a world leader in medical science, technology and care. Yet 45 million Americans do not have health insurance, including more than 600,000 in San Diego. With healthca
  • As an increasing number of Americans are wondering whether they will have a next meal, a growing number of nonprofits have begun gathering unused edibles from businesses and governments and delivering them to hungry families. In Los Angeles, there's even been legislation to encourage the practice.
  • Shortages of food and gasoline were being felt in parts of Japan on Thursday nearly a week after a deadly earthquake and tsunami, as people hoarded basic items fearing that supplies would soon dry up.
  • Don't feel like cooking next Thursday? Leave the stuffing at home this Thanksgiving and head to one of Culture Lust contributor Jocelyn Maggard's delicious alternatives instead.
  • Young, aka "The President of Jazz," was born 100 years ago Thursday. He led a revolution on the tenor saxophone that influenced generations to follow, though he died in 1959. He was Billie Holiday's favorite accompanist, and his robust tenor had an impact on everybody from Charlie Parker to Sonny Rollins.
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