Pedro Martinez is the new boss of Massachusetts schools. He started his job in the summer. His main goal is to make sure all students get a good education. He wants to work with school leaders to improve things. Martinez is the first Latino to lead the state's education department. He came to the U. S. from Mexico as a kid. He is the first in his family to finish hi...

The White House has announced that President Trump will issue an executive order on Thursday. This order aims to significantly reduce the role of the Department of Education. The move is part of a long-standing promise made during his campaign. It is already facing pushback from those who want to stop the department's closure. They are also challenging the recent cu...

Ever since Thomas Marshall, the vice president under Woodrow Wilson, joked about VPs vanishing, the role has had a reputation for being a dead end. The odds of becoming president from the VP spot are slim—only 20% of former VPs have made it. Now, Kamala Harris, the current VP, is running for president. This hasn't happened in 24 years, since Al Gore's narrow loss to ...