Every year some 400,000 students in California are suspended, while another 18,000 are expelled. The overwhelming majority, in both cases, are black and Latino students, most of who experience long-term repercussions in their academic performance.

At a time when U.S. Muslims and mosques are increasingly under attack, some Muslim Americans say Obama has not taken a strong enough stance against Islamophobia.

SAN FRANCISCO – Delores McGee, 65, may not get hard cold cash in her hand for taking the elderly – most of them total strangers -- to a doctor's appointment in her car and then going back a few hours later to take them back home, but she earns enough "credits" she can bank and cash in for a free massage some day.

(CNN) -- "School is boring," say about half of American students who routinely skip. But when asked what they're doing instead of attending class, most say they're just hanging out with their friends or sleeping.

Washington (CNN) -- The District of Columbia received more representation in the halls of Congress this week. Only problem: this representative is bronze, not breathing and honors someone dead for over 100 years.

(CNN) -- Pennsylvania's state Supreme Court on Thursday took up a controversial case over the state's new voting law, which requires voters to show a photo ID before casting their ballots.

FAIRFAX, Virginia (CNN) -- A presidential campaign that has, until recently, focused almost exclusively on the nation's struggling economy entered a second day of forceful foreign policy debate Thursday, with GOP nominee Mitt Romney again criticizing President Barack Obama's strategy in dealing with attacks on U.S. diplomatic posts in Cairo and Benghazi, Libya.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Backers of a comprehensive new farm bill held a campaign-style rally Wednesday on Capitol Hill, cranking up the political heat on House Republican leaders struggling to balance competing election year and ideological pressures.

CHICAGO (CNN) -- Chicago's teachers strike hits day four Thursday with no deal between the teacher's union and the school board, and Rev. Jesse Jackson offering to find a way to bridge the chasm between the two.

(CNN) -- Two white Atlanta police officers who pulled over and questioned entertainment mogul Tyler Perry have been exonerated of racial profiling by an internal investigation, according to documents released Tuesday.