Discusses the recruiting of high school athletes for college sports teams.

"Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Daniel Golden exposes how academia has become a major target of foreign and domestic espionage--and why that is troubling news for our nation's security and democratic values. Grounded in extensive research and reporting, Spy Schools reveals that globalization--the influx of foreign students and professors and the outflow of Americans for study, teaching, and conferences abroad--has transformed U.S. higher education...

The riveting story of two sisters' journey to the Islamic State and the father who tries to bring them home. Asne Seierstad puts the problem of radicalization into painfully human terms, using instant messages and other primary sources to reconstruct a family's crisis from the inside. Eventually, she takes us into the hellscape of the Syrian civil war, as Sadiq risks his life in pursuit of his daughters, refusing to let them disappear into the maelstrom....

When an American journalist living in 1939 Germany agrees to write articles for the Soviets, he gets dragged into dangerous activities and is sought by warring factions when British and Nazi intelligence discover his actions.

Increasing teacher retention through professional development programs involving teachers as planners and implementers is examined by exploring school climate and its effect on teacher morale. Substandard physical spaces that are often in disrepair, poor administrative support, disillusionment with teaching, poor teacher recruiting practices, and a sense that teaching is not a respected profession contribute to teacher discouragement. Increasing pressure...