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The Course Signals dashboard tells professors how their students are doing at a glance.

The exploding field of "learning analytics" raises ethical questions similar to those arising from the recent Facebook revelations.

Renee Bach, who is 31, was sued in Ugandan civil court over the deaths of children who were treated at the critical care center she ran in Uganda. She has left Uganda and is now living in the U.S.

U.S. Missionary With No Medical Training Settles Suit Over Child Deaths At Her Center

Renee Bach ran a treatment center for severely malnourished children in Uganda. Over five years, 105 died. This week, a lawsuit by two mothers who each lost a son was settled with a cash payment.

Students Drive New Policies As K-12 Sexual Assault Investigations Rise

Since 2014, sexual assault investigations conducted by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights are up nearly 500 percent in elementary, middle and high schools across the country.

Deep-sea trawling can include bycatch and harm coral, so some activists want it banned.

For 50 Years, Deep-Water Trawls Likely Caught More Fish Than Anyone Thought

Using historical data and estimates from deep-sea trawls that drag nets along the ocean floor, researchers estimate that millions of tons of catch have gone unreported in the last 50 years.

A man interviews for a job in Detroit. The unemployment rate for black Americans in Michigan was 18.7 percent in 2012, more that twice the rate for whites in the state.

Job Searching While Black: What's Behind The Unemployment Gap?

Income and wealth inequality is just about as American as baseball and apple pie. And although the economy has improved in the last few years, the unemployment rate for black Americans is about double that for whites.

Efforts to resolve the government shutdown are at a standstill.

You've Got Shutdown Questions. We've Got Answers

Earlier this week, All Things Considered asked you to submit your questions about the shutdown, then assembled a crack team of NPR reporters to answer them. Find out what the government shutdown means for food safety, military pay and more.

Two workers weather a summer storm at a salmon farm near the small Highland town of Ullapool. The link between Scotland's wild fish declines and the rise of salmon farms is a point of contention.

Scotland's $2 Billion Salmon Industry Is Thriving — But At What Cost?

The growth of the country's farmed salmon sector has reached such a critical point that, if not addressed, may cause "irrecoverable damage to the environment," a government report says.

Yahya Abu Romman stands outside his family's home in downtown Amman. The 22-year-old was deported from the U.S. after landing in Chicago at the end of January with a valid visa. He says border officers questioned why he holds a Jordanian passport when he was born in Syria.

Deported With A Valid U.S. Visa, Jordanian Says Message Is 'You're Not Welcome'

He landed in Chicago for a graduation celebration trip after President Trump's travel ban took effect on citizens of seven mostly Muslim countries. He was held overnight in a cell and then sent back.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, speaks with then-U.S. President Barack Obama in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 5, 2016.

Foreign Interference Has Bedeviled D.C. For Decades, With No Easy Reponse

The debate over how to combat Russia's ongoing campaign of active measures against the West has been taking place since the Cold War.

Sevan Nisanyan, 60, recently slipped out of jail while serving an 8 1/2-year sentence for violating zoning laws. Turkish authorities have issued a warrant for his re-arrest.

'Turkey Has Turned Into A Veritable Madhouse,' Says Intellectual Who Escaped Jail

Turkish linguist Sevan Nisanyan was jailed for breaking zoning laws. His supporters say he was punished for his writings. He escaped and fled to Greece. "I feel relieved and liberated," he tells NPR.

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