Pat Wingert

It's a moment many education reformers have dreamed of for decades and many thought they'd never see.

Nobody likes the prospect of financially pressed school districts handing out thousands of pink slips to teachers, but Democrats' proposal for a $23 billion bailout attracted so many critics early on that it seemed doomed from the start, despite energetic lobbying by teachers' unions and congressional educational leaders.

Boys aren't the only victims of the Catholic Church's sex-abuse scandal.

What's left to say about Oprah's against-all-odds rise to become one of the most powerful women in the world? Kitty Kelley's version includes the messy, contradictory, and less-than-inspirational bits that crack Winfrey's carefully crafted image as the nation's $2.4 billion Everywoman. Kelley (and particularly Crown Books) should get some points for taking a critical look at a diva with whom most authors and publishers wouldn't tangle.

The priesthood is being cast as the refuge of pederasts. In fact, priests seem to abuse children at the same rate as everyone else.

Even if student loan reform passes in reconciliation, Obama has a long way to go on his education agenda.

Freshly minted teachers have passed every test but one: how to control their classrooms.

New research shows women with degrees are luckier in love.

Advice for women who pledge to start dating again in 2010.

Why many American women are resolutely rejecting the new mammogram recommendations, despite mixed reaction in the medical community.

A new book explores the pain and confusion children feel when a parent commits suicide.

OK, we still have the highest divorce rate in the world. But that's the problem—"We divorce, repartner, and remarry faster than people in any other country," says Andrew Cherlin, a Johns Hopkins sociologist and author of the new book The Marriage-Go-Round.

A new book unravels the ancient conflict. Plus: The five biggest mistakes both sides make.

Five ways to simplify student aid.

Why a famous beauty like 'Top Chef' host Padma Lakshmi is talking about a very unglamorous disease like endometriosis.

Science gets closer to finding a way to reverse the graying process without hair color.

The author of a new memoir about an abusive marriage discusses why it's still so hard to be open about domestic violence and what we can learn from the tabloid frenzy over the Rihanna-Chris Brown incident.

Why a revolutionary blood test that helps doctors treat heart disease may be even better news for women than it is for men.

Why fewer Americans are adopting children overseas.

Geraldine Ferraro on Palin, Clinton and the campaign ahead.

Nothing could have prepared me for the dysfunction and tragedy of working at one of Washington, D.C.'s failing schools.

Why pregnant moms who eat too much may predispose their kids to be overweight.

Doctors fight back against claims that tanning is healthy. Worries about cancer and 'tanorexics.'

Rates among younger women have nearly tripled over the last decade. Here's how to reduce your risk.

How the pressure to look perfect on the big day is leading some women to extremes.

Why the FDA is cracking down on these `natural' menopausal therapies.

Children's advocates can't agree on how much to emphasize intercountry adoption as a solution.

Female athletes are especially vulnerable to ligament injuries. They can learn to protect themselves—by behaving more like boys.

Tucked away in rural Southwest Virginia, remote Blacksburg is an unlikely spot for the worst school shooting in U.S. history. Nevertheless, an April 16 rampage by a mentally disturbed student, Seung-Hui Cho, left 32 people dead.

If the 'holiday blues' linger longer than a couple weeks, it might be something more serious.