Reporting stories about kids can be fascinating: how they learn, why play is important, what makes a healthy classroom. But the beat is anything but child's play, as politics weigh heavy.

For the past two decades, graduate students have been able to take out an unlimited amount of federal student loans to cover the full cost of their education. If they needed $60,000 a year, they could ...

When NPR education correspondent Cory Turner walks into an elementary school classroom, he is noticed. CORY TURNER, BYLINE: I am 6-foot-5 and 200 pounds. I do not blend in, especially in younger ...