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Denver's innovative approach to school choice gets high marks from many parents and pundits. The program also raises questions about the limitations of choice in narrowing access and equity gaps.

After the genocide, Rwanda had lost so many men that the president issued a call for equal opportunity for women. It worked in parliament. But what about in daily life?

NPR's breaking news reporter Nate Rott, former political reporter Sam Sanders and senior business editor Marilyn Geewax talk about what happened in news during 2016.

Over the first two decades of the 21st century, as the influence of Latin music and R&B has swept over pop, songs by women of color have allowed us to hear real stories that were once obscured.

Perhaps no contemporary musician understands the rules of the streaming ecosystem better than the singer Khalid, who emerged as a teenager and is now one of the most listened-to artists in the world.

In her new book, Emily Bazelon argues that prosecutors have become too powerful — to the detriment of our criminal justice system.

With bankruptcy looming in 2012, Detroit largely dismantled its public health department. Years later, that decision offers a cautionary tale to other U.S. cities as the painful rebuilding continues.

This list tackles history in the making, celebrating women and non-binary musicians whose songs are redefining genres and attitudes and changing our sense of what popular music can be in this century.

Photographer Natalie Keyssar recounts the work of The Angels of Salvation, a group of volunteers dedicated to bringing aid to and helping to evacuate civilians in Ukraine's Donetsk region.