Rachael Brown

Rain and unseasonable heat threaten a home gardener's community plot, but the first signs of crops emerge. Too bad a green thumb doesn't prevent weeds. More »

The second episode brings pasts to be grappled with, and ugliness beneath the pluck and parades that colored the pilot More »

Old crops and weeds make way for planting—and the hope that April plowers will bring May sprouters More »

With a new collection just released, the author talks about the creative process and the people who inspire her craft More »

The new HBO show focuses on life in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, and the city's rich musical culture has a leading part in the storyline More »

An agricultural neophyte girds herself with research and sets out for a new destination: an 11- by 14-foot plot More »

The teacher who inspired 'Stand and Deliver' helped inner-city kids pass AP exams and changed education forever More »

"Maybe we should go back to teaching," a friend and fellow former D.C. public school teacher quipped, passing along a link to the transcript of President Obama's address yesterday to the Hispanic Chamber of Congress, his first major speech on education since taking office. I don't think my friend was serious. But reading the remarks, it was hard not to be moved by Obama's sweeping vision for public education in the U.S. He gave shout-outs to all of the right… More »

Michelle Rhee, the young chancellor of the D.C. public school system, talks about her career path, what makes a good teacher, and her efforts to transform a struggling school district