The first Black person to hold that cabinet position, he resigned amid discord over George W. Bush’s major legislative effort to improve public education nationwide. By Robert D. McFadden When it ...

Readers discuss how arbitration has led to some huge awards while emergency care is often underpaid. Also: Don’t abandon America’s Afghan friends. The teenagers, who had faced deportation after a high ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Lea Uradu, J.D., is a Maryland state registered tax preparer, state-certified notary public, ...