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Detroit Residents Resilient in the Face of Bankruptcy
Download video On July 18, Detroit, Mich., became the largest U.S. city to ever file for ba…
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Judge Rules New York's "Stop and Frisk" Unfairly Targets Minorities
Recently, a federal judge declared that New York City’s “Stop and Frisk” policy was unconstitutiona…
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Schools Set to Adopt New "Common Core" Learning Standards
Change is coming to classrooms around the country as school districts in 45 states and the District…
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Newly Discovered Mammal Was “Hiding in Plain Sight”
Although specimens of the “olinguito” had been kept in museums and zoos for decades, the small Sout…
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Ecuador’s Tough Choice Between Environment and Economics
Yasuni National Park in the South American country of Ecuador is one of the most biodiverse places …
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Can Summer School Close the Achievement Gap?
Download video For students, summer is a welcome break from the daily classroom grind. Howe…
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Chicago Youth Tackle Difficult Issues Through Theatre
In a diverse immigrant neighborhood in Chicago, young people are using theatre as a way to deal wit…
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Syria Chemical Weapons Attack Alarms International Community
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Fukushima "Ice Wall" Plans to Stop Radioactive Water Contamination
Download video After the Fukushima nuclear plant was damaged in a massive Japanese earthq…
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What Should Be The Real Purpose of College?
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