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Jefferson County School District, north of Birmingham, Ala., has a student poverty rate of 22 percent. If the city of Gardendale secedes from the county district, it will become an "island" district within Jefferson County.

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This Mostly White City Wants To Leave Its Mostly Black School District

2:04pm December 19, 2016

by Sherrel Stewart

Jefferson County, Ala., schools have been under a desegregation order for decades. Now that a majority-white city wants to form its own district, a judge must decide if it's violating civil rights.

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Colin Ozeki, a high school student with autism, is on track to graduate this year from Millennium Brooklyn High School with an advanced diploma.

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Education

Getting Students With Autism Through High School, To College And Beyond

3:07pm December 18, 2016

by Yasmeen Khan

Nationwide, students with autism are enrolling in college in relatively low numbers, even compared to students with other disabilities. One program in New York City is trying to change that.

White kid and black kid looking through binoculars together

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Education

Beyond Integration: How Teachers Can Encourage Cross-Racial Friendships

9:32am July 12, 2016

by Kendra Yoshinaga

As kids grow older, they grow less likely to maintain or build relationships with friends of different races. A new study shows teachers can have a surprising effect on changing that.