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What It Means That The High School Diploma Is Now A Moving Target

At least six states are switching the rules so students can get diplomas retroactively.

Should High School Students Need A Foreign Language To Graduate?

Many Tennessee high schoolers graduated in 2015 without meeting state requirements. How they did it reveals a disconnect between district and state expectations.

Two years into the #MeToo movement, as focus grows on when — and if — it's appropriate for men ousted for sexual harassment to return to work, attention is also shifting to underlying questions of rehabilitation. Can sexual harassers change? And if so, how?

Growing Efforts Are Looking At How — Or If — #MeToo Offenders Can Be Reformed

As a growing number of men brought down by the #MeToo movement attempt comebacks, a burgeoning industry of therapists, coaches and counselors is trying to help reform offenders.

Soul Searching After A 16-Year-Old's Suicide

She was the first in her family to make it to 10th grade. When she saw her final exam grades, she was upset. Her death is a tragic reminder of the pressures teenage girls face in India.

Bobby Ellerbee, sporting his graduation get-up.

After A 40-Year Detour, 'Squidbillies' Star Takes Home His Diploma

Bobby Ellerbee left his studies to host a radio show, voice a beloved cartoon character, even party with Etta James. Lately, though, he returned to do the one thing he hadn't done yet: graduate.

Marc Lavarin, an assistant minister at Alfred Street Baptist Church, hugs Howard University student Mya Thompson after she learns the church's members have paid the $2,500 she owed the university.

Historic Black Church Donates $100,000 To Pay Off Debts Of Howard U. Students

The idea that bridging small financial shortfalls for students can make a big impact is starting to gain attention. For 34 students, a Virginia church's donation has eased the burden.

POV: Still Tomorrow

Airs Monday, Aug. 6, 2018 at 11 p.m. on KPBS on KPBS TV

Newly sworn-in U.S. citizens gather for a naturalization ceremony at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center in Alexandria, Va., in August. The Trump administration is planning to include a question about U.S. citizenship status on the 2020 census.

Citizenship Question May Be 'Major Barrier' To 2020 Census Participation

In focus groups for the U.S. census, some participants identified the citizenship question as a significant reason why they would avoid taking part in the head count.

What If Elite Colleges Switched To A Lottery For Admissions?

What if we just pulled names out of a hat to find out who gets into America's top colleges? K-12 lottery systems might give us an idea about what would happen.

Rashida Tlaib (shown in 2008) served as a Michigan state legislator for six years. On Tuesday, Democrats picked her to run unopposed for the congressional seat held by former Rep. John Conyers for more than 50 years. Tlaib would be the first Muslim woman in Congress.

Detroit's Rashida Tlaib Poised To Become First Muslim Woman In Congress

Tlaib, the daughter of Palestinian immigrants, won the Democratic nomination for former Rep. John Conyers' seat in the House. She'll be running unopposed in November and likely making history.

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