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NPR's Elaine Korry examines whether higher levels of spending on education and training programs will actually narrow the income gap between the rich and poor in this country. Many economists believe education is the only realistic way of addressing income disparity, but they caution that it's no panacea and will not change things quickly.

send a man to the moon, science still hasn't been able to figure out exactly what causes and cures the common cold

has changed since the Challenger disaster ten years ago Sunday. However, the space agency is worried that budget cuts and the continuing pressure to perform may undo a lot of those changes.

about the difficulty in implementing some of the provisions of the Dayton agreement.

Noah reads from the latest batch of listeners' letters.

Reporter David Welna reports that last week 255 legislators from Mexico's ruling PRI party wrote a letter to President Ernesto Zedillo, criticizing Mexico's free market policy. The letter also urged the government to reassert control over the economy, promote lower interest rates and stablize the exchange rate. Although the legislators are now toning down their criticim somewhat, the attack on Zedillo and his policies has serious ramifications for the party.

Alan Lipke [LIP-kee] reports on a school district seeking to end a 25-year old desegregation plan. It claims to have done the best possible, considering housing patterns. Tampa is one of the few places where schools tried a district-wide desegregation plan that included both urban and suburban schools.

Musical satire from Peter Robinson, who well understands the maxim that to understand the man, one must first understand the place where he's from.

SCOTT SPEAKS WITH JOHN F. CALLAHAN, EDITOR OF "THE COLLECTED ESSAYS OF RALPH ELLISON."

to Russia.