Deep in cattle country, voter sentiments in an evangelical stronghold help explain why the country’s leftist president is the underdog in Sunday’s election.
Alpha School, a private network, is spreading into public education. While its students’ test scores are high, some parents and educators say it doesn’t live up to the hype.
An Alpha private school in Austin, Texas. The Alpha network is small but growing rapidly. Its leaders have ambitions for the model to reach one billion students around the world.
James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas, spent more than $22 million from his campaign account in the first two weeks of October, the most of any candidate in a competitive race.
The Israeli military said two soldiers had been killed, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to launch a major offensive in the Israeli-occupied territory.