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Busy Chicago high school student gets a perfect ACT score

5:52am February 28, 2022

Mario Hoover is in debate, track and field, choir — plus he volunteers at a hospital and at a boys and girls club. He is the first student in his school's 42-year history to get a perfect ACT score.

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Post racist attack in 1921 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. American National Red Cross Photograph Collection.

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Why does Black History Month matter?

1:29pm February 26, 2022

by Sandhya Dirks

There is an ongoing debate as to whether U.S. history segregates Black history in February or whether Black History Month brings forward necessary untold stories.

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Florida State Rep. Carlos Smith speaks at a press conference at the Florida state capital in opposition to HB 1577, dubbed the 'Don't Say Gay' bill by critics, on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, in Tallahassee, Fla.

Florida House passes controversial measure dubbed the 'Don't Say Gay' bill by critics

7:49pm February 24, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

Opponents of the measure say it will hurt LGBTQ youth, who already face higher rates of bullying, but the Republican sponsor says it's meant to protect children and keep parents informed.

A lawsuit threatens drastic cut to UC Berkeley's fall enrollment

6:13pm February 23, 2022

by Sara Hossaini

A lawsuit from angry neighbors threatens U.C. Berkeley with having to cut enrollment by a third to reduce environmental impact, and losing $57 million. It's now up to the state supreme court.

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Wyoming Indian Boys basketball team huddle up before heading out to face the Greybull Buffalo.

This reservation has Wyoming's strictest COVID-19 rules. Student athletes are glad

11:22am February 23, 2022

by Taylar Stagner

Basketball players on the Wind River Reservation say masks keep them healthy and on the court. They're thankful the mandates won't be lifted anytime soon.

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5 entire high schools in Chicago get full college scholarships

4:42pm February 22, 2022

by Sarah Karp

The entire student body of five public high schools in Chicago will learn that they are getting a full scholarship to one of 20 colleges — and one of their parents can also get a scholarship.

High school basketball players on Wyoming reservation are grateful for mask mandate

8:09am February 22, 2022

by Taylar Stagner

Mask mandates are being lifted across the country, but high school basketball players on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming are happy their mandate is staying for now.

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The pandemic continues to take an enormous toll on school teachers

5:46am February 22, 2022

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with National Education Association President Becky Pringle about school staffing issues, and the burnout that has more teachers thinking about leaving their jobs.

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Former Levi's executive Jennifer Sey speaks at a conference in 2018.

Can a corporate exec speak as a mom about COVID rules? Consider the Levi's saga

5:44pm February 21, 2022

by Alina Selyukh

Jennifer Sey was on a path to potentially become the next Levi's CEO. Instead, she is out, igniting a debate over corporations and speech.

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Scammers usually rely on phone calls to try to con their victims.

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Student loan scams are on the rise as the pause on payments is due to expire

5:07pm February 21, 2022

Emmy Ross has a bunch of student debt, so when callers offered to help have the loans forgiven, she was immediately interested. The problem? They were scams.