PORTLAND, Ore. - Schools are in the spotlight for American Education Week, which begins today. Each day puts the focus on people who help make the public school experience a good one for students. Tuesday is Parents Day, a reminder that family involvement is needed to make a great school. Portland ...Read More

MADISON, Wis. - The percentage of Wisconsinites with student loan debt continues to rise at a rate much faster than most of the rest of the nation. Analiese Eicher, program director with the advocacy group One Wisconsin Now, says 70 percent of the state's graduates are carrying student loan debt, l ...Read More

FRANKFORT, Ky. - Social Security has been around since 1935, making it 80 years old. How old do you think you will be when you begin taking the federal insurance you've been paying into? You're eligible at 62, but the National Academy of Social Insurance says if you can afford to wait, do it, beca ...Read More

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - They are among the most important decisions older Americans, face when to stop working and sign up for Social Security and experts say the majority of Floridians leave money on the table by not considering all the options. Most people think of reaching retirement age and colle ...Read More

AUSTIN, Texas - More people are sharing bicycles to meet their daily transportation needs and people living in Sun Belt cities are also using bike-share programs for recreation according to a new report from Rice University. Kelsey Walker, research fellow and report co-author with Rice's Kinder I ...Read More

NASHUA, N.H. - Sen. Kelly Ayotte is getting praise today from conservationists and people who make their living fishing and hunting for her decision to break with the Republican Party on the Clean Power Plan. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., called the greenhouse-gas reduction plan "r ...Read More

HARRISBURG, Pa. - A lot of older Pennsylvanians are getting reduced Social Security retirement benefits because they start collecting before reaching full retirement age - and experts say waiting a few years can really pay off. People as young as 62 can start getting benefits, and many still think ...Read More

NEW YORK - A lot of older New Yorkers are getting reduced Social Security retirement benefits because they start collecting before reaching full retirement age and experts say waiting a few years can really pay off. People as young as 62 can start getting benefits and many still think of 65 as th ...Read More