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Can Summer School Close the Achievement Gap?
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Syria Chemical Weapons Attack Alarms International Community
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Program Helps Low-Income Students Discover A Path to Top Colleges
With rising student debt and soaring college costs that can top $50,000 a year, high-achieving stud…
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Can Coastal Tides Power America?
DOWNLOAD VIDEO Last summer the Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) installed an underwa…
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“We All Lost Somebody There” - Kenyan Foreign Minister
After the terrorist group al-Shabab stormed an upscale shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, PBS NewsHou…
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What Other Countries Can Teach Us About Good Schools
Despite increases in education spending and a decade of school reform, students in the United State…
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New Jersey Considers In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students
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Government Shuts Down, Affecting Millions
DOWNLOAD VIDEO The federal government has officially shut down for the first time in 17 yea…
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Obama Convenes Meeting with Congressional Leader to Discuss Shutdown
DOWNLOAD VIDEO On the second day of the government shutdown, President Obama convened a mee…
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First African-American High School Hopes New Building Will Raise Graduation Rates
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