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Aug 28

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Prep school rape trial raises questions about teen consent

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Nineteen-year-old Owen Labrie, a former student at a prep school in New Hampshire, was accused of raping a freshman girl in 2014, but a jury cleared him of felony rape, convicting him on other lesser charges. Jeffrey Brown discusses the…

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Aug 18

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Does early college for high school students pave a path to graduation?

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In a Texas border town where nearly all high school students live in poverty, the school district is trying an experiment to get more kids into college. Instead of waiting until students graduate to enroll them in higher education, the…

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Jun 09

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Are kids getting shortchanged by easier-to-earn diplomas?

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While high school graduation rates have climbed steadily the last decade to an all-time high, a new investigation by NPR finds reasons to question the increases. Federal data show 81 percent of students finish, but the value of a high…

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May 27

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Illinois high school shrinks its achievement gap for minority students by setting a high bar

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May 26

How a class in lobstering helped turn around this Maine high school

By Sarah Butrymowicz, The Hechinger Report

DEER ISLE, Maine — Fifteen-year-old Elliot Nevells spends his summers working on a lobster boat. The days are long and grueling, but he doesn’t mind. He comes from a family of fishermen and, like many teens in his island community…

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Mar 20

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How a wheelchair challenge mobilized a high school to become more accessible

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Mar 06

High school kids call out motivational speaker’s #BeSomebody message

By Corinne Segal

Kash Shaikh, whose company #BeSomebody calls itself “the World’s Platform for Passion,” addressed students at Austin High School on Jan. 5 about the experience of leaving his job to pursue other goals. Shaikh's visit sparked a school-wide discussion about passion,…

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Mar 05

As lava flow threatens their town, Hawaii students create DIY air purifier

By Saskia de Melker

For the hundreds of residents of Pahoa, located downslope from the Kilauea volcano, the last eight months have been a time of fear and uncertainty. But for students at the at the Hawaii Academy of Arts and Sciences, the lava…

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Feb 12

High school graduation rates rise but U.S. still lags other developed countries

By Kyla Calvert Mason

More American high schoolers are graduating on time than ever before, according to federal data released today.

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Jan 20

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Connecting the classroom to promising health careers

By PBS News Hour

Students at Oakland’s Life Academy are getting a head start on health science careers by integrating academics with career-based training and a workplace environment. The high school, which serves low-income and minority students, also has the city’s second highest rate…

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