U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan was in Selma, Ala. this week to commemorate the 45th anniversary of Bloody Sunday by announcing an initiative to step up civil rights enforcement in the nation's schools. We look at the issue of educational equity by the numbers. More...

In an already tough election year, Obama and Democrats face an especially daunting challenge in the South. If they want to turn things around, history suggests the best bet may be tapping the region's rich vein of economic populism. More...

North Carolina's largest public school system plans to scrap its diversity policy and return to neighborhood schools, which education experts warn will concentrate poor and minority children in urban classrooms. We look at what's happening there and the broader trend of school re-segregation by the numbers. More...

The U.S. Census Bureau long classified Mexican Americans as Caucasians, but the Indigenous Cultures Institute in Texas is encouraging them to declare themselves native or American Indian this year. Roberto Dr. Cintli Rodriguez examines the controversy. More...

In this week's Texas primaries, only three Tea Party candidates prevailed and the Tea-favorite for governor placed third. But the Lone Star state's results also show how the Tea Party is growing to be a political force to be reckoned with. More...

Bus drivers at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa struck Monday after nine months of bargaining left their employer -- a contractor -- still demanding at-will employment and frozen wages. More...

The Obama administration reached a historic $1.25 billion settlement last week in a lawsuit involving African-American farmers discriminated against by federal loan programs. But will Congress appropriate the money owed? More...

Southern whites have been the Achilles heel for Obama's national approval ratings for months. But does that hold true in a moderate, blue-trending state like North Carolina? Facing South crunches the numbers. More...