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Teachers can spend hundreds, sometimes thousands, of their own money on school supplies for their classrooms. In Baltimore, there's a way for teachers to shop for free.

The country is responding to its currency's alarmingly rapid devaluation with an unlikely solution — by devaluing it further. But many economists are not impressed.

Venezuela is relaunching its currency this week — lopping five zeros off the old bolivar and pegging the new to a crypto-currency called the Petro. This is an attempt to control runaway inflation that the International Monetary Fund estimates could hit 1 million percent this year.

Colorado State University professor OiYan Poon tells NPR's Melissa Block why she supports the admission practices Asian-American students are suing Harvard University over.

With talk of new agricultural subsidies, our Planet Money podcast team looks back at the tale of government cheese for lessons on the unintended consequences of government subsidies.

Botham Jean, who was killed by a white police officer earlier this month, was remembered Thursday for his dedication to service, his deep faith, and for having a ready smile and an open heart.

This week marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of gay rights leader and San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone.

Thousands of migrants are camped in Tijuana, Mexico, after U.S. authorities fired tear gas on those who tried to rush the San Ysidro border crossing. Hopes of applying for asylum in the U.S. dim.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Dnitra Landon, a GM assembly line worker at the GM Detroit-Hamtramck plant. She was recently told about planned layoffs by GM.

Obama told a Brooklyn audience that the notion of "having it all" is "a lie." Many were delighted by the former first lady's spontaneous candor.