Student sees dramatic success after school overhaul

  Rasan Portlock and his 10-year-old son, Ryheim, talk with NBC's chief education correspondent, Rehema Ellis, about how the fifth-grader is achieving academic success with help from his family as well as Devonshire Elementary School in Charlotte, N.C.

A new approach to curbing violence in schools

  A Chicago school is taking a new approach to dealing with violence in school, and the results are indicating success. NBC’s Rehema Ellis reports.

Rise in women breadwinners signals societal shift

  A recent Pew Center report found that in a record 40 percent of households with children under 18, mothers are now the sole or primary source of income for the family. NBC’s Rehema Ellis reports.