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Daily Video April 16 2015

Teach for America struggling to find new teachers
The Teach For America program, which sends recruits into under-resourced districts to teach, is facing a low number of volunteers this year.
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Daily Video April 01 2015

Religious freedom bill in Indiana causes backlash

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed a state bill into law this week that proponents say will protect religious freedom in the state, but that others criticize as enabling discrimination.
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Daily Video March 31 2015

How unconscious race bias affects millennials
Are millennials as racist as past generations? A common answer to that question is "no," but research shows there's more to the story.
Archer Hadley and Texas Gov Greg Abbott
Daily Video March 23 2015

Student’s wheelchair challenge makes Texas school accessible

A student’s wish to make his school more wheelchair-accessible raised money and awareness for the cause in his community and inspired others across the country.
Student Reporting Labs reacts to racist SAE video
Daily Video March 17 2015

Youth are ‘confused, appalled’ by racist fraternity video
Students from the Student Reporting Labs program interviewed their peers on their reactions to the racist SAE video.
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Student Voices March 13 2015

"Our education is our power" - an Afghan girl on going to school
No matter how many books or schools they destroy, the truth is that these people are afraid of educated girls and they want to feel a drop of the fear they feel everyday.
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Daily Video March 10 2015

UN calls for worldwide gender equality by 2030
The UN urged world leaders this week to ensure gender equality by 2030 as a new report showed limited progress in the area.
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Daily Video March 06 2015

Justice Dept. report on Ferguson slams local police
In an investigation sparked by the shooting of teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, the Justice Department found patterns of police misconduct, racial bias and a disregard for the community.
Obama Outlines Policy For Open And Free Internet
Daily Video February 27 2015

Net neutrality rules ensure equal access to the Internet
The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 in support of net neutrality, approving new rules to protect equal access to the Internet.
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Post February 27 2015

At Project Row Houses, an inspiration for youth activism
Rick Lowe of Project Row Houses talks to Jeffrey Brown about his advice for young people hoping to …
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