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What’s it like to attend a multilingual high school?

By Deanna Del Ciello, Swikar Patel, Education Week

Every wonder what it's like to attend a multilingual school? At this Pennsylvania high school, more than 15 languages are spoken.

Malia Obama graduates from high school this week

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Malia is among 127 members of the Class of 2016 at Sidwell Friends, the elite private school in Northwest Washington that she and her sister Sasha attend.

Twitter Chat: Is college really for everyone?

By Kenya Downs

With massive debt and a bleak job market having many graduates regretting their degrees, NewsHour asked if college is really meant for everyone.

Kentucky embraces idea that not everyone needs college

By Emmanuel Felton, The Hechinger Report

Kentucky is among a handful of states that have created a designation for career-ready that is separate and distinct from college-ready.

Court ruling raises possibility Kansas schools will not open

By John Hanna, Associated Press

Kansas faces a threat that its public schools won't open for the next school year after the state Supreme Court rejected some education funding changes made by the Republican-dominated Legislature.

Why getting a student’s name right matters

By Kenya Downs

NewsHour Weekend anchor Hari Sreenivasan hosts a special Google Hangout on what it really means when we mispronounce students' names.

Column: The 5 best pieces of advice from 2016 commencement speeches

By Vikram Mansharamani

Here are five of the most valuable tidbits taken from some of the best addresses delivered to the class of 2016.

Philadelphia mayor looks to fund pre-K with controversial soda tax — by the ounce

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The nation’s largest school districts are rushing to fill the coding gap

By Michael D. Regan

Only a quarter of America’s public schools are using a form of computer science in their classrooms, but that number is growing as schools create new coding programs.

#ActuallyMyNameIs: Why it matters when we butcher students’ names

By Kenya Downs

Does having a unique name affect you? Did a teacher ever butcher or make fun of it? Share your experiences using #ActuallyMyNameIs as part of NewHour's Google Hangout.