Justice Department seeks to end wrongful convictions

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Justice Department officials and several police chiefs released recommendations Tuesday for law enforcement agencies to change investigative procedures to prevent wrongful convictions. While there is no way of knowing how many people are wrongfully...

Texas public school students lag behind in reading

WASHINGTON – Texas public school students continue to lag behind the national average in reading scores, according to the National Assessment of Education Progress scores released Thursday. The “Nation’s Report Card,” as the NAEP assessment is called, scores eighth...