Dropout Nation (Special Report / Dropout Nation)
The number of high school students who leave before graduating is higher--much higher--than you think. Inside one town's struggle to reverse the tide

Arnold Sells His Road to Success (Special Report / Dropout Nation)

  Does a GED Really do the Job? (Special Report / Dropout Nation)
Researchers fear that America's favorite second-chance exam may be exacerbating the dropout problem

  How Germany Keeps Kids From Dropping Out (Special Report / Dropout Nation)
The country's thriving vocational education system gets students to stay in school - and prepares them for a solid career

  Teacher's View: The Human Touch (Special Report / Dropout Nation)
In today's digital age, teachers still provide the one-on-one interaction needed to help students graduate


Our Cousin The Fishapod
An ancient fish with primitive fingers fills an evolutionary gap and shows Darwin's theory in action

Darwin Would Have Loved It (Viewpoint)
What his theory predicted--and why it matters


Numbers

Fifty Windows on the World

Blogwatch

Judas: Foe or Friend?

Reading Iran's Mind
How intelligent is the U.S.'s nuclear intelligence?

27 Years Ago in TIME

Milestones

When Is a Leak Not a Leak?
When President Bush and the White House call it a "factual rebuttal"

Deal or No Deal? (SPEED READ)
A bipartisan immigration-reform deal fell apart last week, delaying plans for illegal immigrants

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Punchlines

No Rain Dances, Please (Prom 2006)


How Iowa Got the Mumps (Health)
The largest outbreak to hit the U.S. in nearly 20 years is spreading to other states

The Green Home (Home)


10 Questions for Prince Andrew (Interview)

Want Good Press? Here's the Tab
Did a gossip reporter put a price on positive coverage? The feds probe a billionaire's claim


Who Should Be Among This Year's Picks for the TIME 100?
To help make the selection, TIME asked earlier honorees whom they would select as the world's most influential people. This week's installment:

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Liberty, Equality, Mediocrity
The strangest revolution the French have ever produced

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Inside Tom DeLay's Head (Washington Memo)
As he exits Congress, the troubled Texan speaks of pride, sin and grinning

When Murder Runs In The Family (Crime)
Robert Kissel was beaten to death in 2003. Now his brother Andrew is dead in tony Greenwich. They left behind many questions

Why Iraq Was a Mistake (Viewpoint)
A military insider sounds off against the war and the "zealots" who pushed it


Is Ehud Olmert Feeling Lucky?
An intimate look at Israel's surprising new Prime Minister and his ambitious (and risky) plan for peace

The Long Walk Home (Photo Essay)
Six months after the devastating earthquake in Kashmir, thousands are still living on the edge. An intimate look at their extraordinary fight to survive


Let's Roll! Inside the Making of United 93 (Movies)
An exclusive look at the controversial new film, one of a spate of new movies that immerse us again in the tragic events of Sept. 11

Pretty Woman Acts Up (Theater)
Julia Roberts gets set to debut on Broadway, where the NO VACANCY sign is up and business is booming

The Naked Truth (Innovators: Comedy Forging the Future)
Bat Mitzvah Girl

This Story Will Save You (Books)
... money. A.M. Homes' tale of emotional rebirth in Los Angeles is so sugary it's liable to cause cavities

5 TV Spies To Love On DVD (Worth Your Time)
From dead serious to dead-on parody, these serials' intelligence is not covert

Beyond the Punch Line (Innovators: Comedy Forging the Future)
Funny people finding new and more bizarre ways to make us laugh

TV Without the Networks (Innovators: Comedy Forging the Future)
Taking the Talent Online

Tweedy, Literate and Very Dry (Innovators: Comedy Forging the Future)
The Faux Genius

Brought to You by the Rating R (Innovators: Comedy Forging the Future)
The Puppet Masters