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The School Has Left The Building: The Making Of A Pandemic Yearbook

4:29pm June 02, 2021

by Cole del Charco

With so many school events canceled because of COVID-19, yearbook editors haven't had much to work with. Here's how one pair of graduating editors chose to document a year of mostly remote schooling.

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New Policy Sets Online Conduct Guidelines For GCS Board Members

5:10pm June 01, 2021

by Keri Brown

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Canadians Call For Action After Remains Found At Ex-Indigenous School

7:06am June 01, 2021

by Emma Jacobs

The remains of 215 indigenous children at a school prompt calls for an investigation. At one time, more than 150,000 children were taken from families and placed in those schools to assimilate.

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Dejuan McCurrie said he didn't know his photograph would come out as well as it did. "I was just playing around [with my cousins]. And I took the picture."

These Young Students Learned Photography And Gained Community During The Pandemic

12:41pm May 31, 2021

by Michele Abercrombie

As the pandemic isolated students across the country, four photo programs worked to counteract that solitude. Students learned skills and documented their experiences, capturing a moment in history.

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An Illinois Man Waits 80 Years To Graduate From College

5:26am May 31, 2021

Bill Gossett, 97, left college to serve in WWII. He didn't go back until his 90s. In 2020 he finished an Associate of Arts degree, but had to wait a year for the ceremony because of the pandemic.

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High School Seniors Reflect On Another Unusual School Year

8:56am May 30, 2021

The class of 2021 has had a strange senior year. Three teens, Gerald Burton, Emily McNichol, and Kimberly Rochin, talk about the weirdness and what they actually learned about life and themselves.

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Kamala Harris Makes History At Naval Academy Commentement Address

8:44am May 29, 2021

by Tamara Keith

Vice President Kamala Harris yesterday became the first woman to deliver the commencement address at the U.S. Naval Academy. She addressed cyber security threats against the U.S.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed a bill into law that bans the teaching of critical race theory in Oklahoma schools.

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Teachers Say Laws Banning Critical Race Theory Are Putting A Chill On Their Lessons

1:53pm May 28, 2021

by Adrian Florido

Educators say Republican bills to restrict teaching on race are forcing teachers to second-guess whether they can lead students in important conversations at a critical time.

Journalist May Take Legal Action Against UNC Over Tenure Controversy

10:35am May 28, 2021

by Neal Charnoff

Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones may take legal action against the University of North Carolina over a controversial decision denying her tenure.

Chadwick Boseman's Name Is Cemented With Howard University's College Of Fine Arts

7:28am May 28, 2021

Howard University honors one of its alumni, Chadwick Boseman, by naming the newly reestablished College of Fine Arts after him.

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