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Son Fulfills Dream That Racism Denied His Mother

Terry Walls is graduating from the Missouri university that rejected his mother because of her race.

Ivy League Janitor: 'I'm Still Wearing The Gown'

After 19 years as a janitor at Columbia, Gac Filipaj graduated from the school with honors.

After Devastating Tornado, Joplin High Bounces Back

President Obama will deliver this year's commencement speech at the high school.

Why So Many Ph.D.s Are On Food Stamps

Of the 22 million Americans with graduate degrees in 2010, about 360,000 were on public assistance.

From KQED

L.A. Unified Schools Offer Transitional Kindergarten

For kids who are too old for preschool but too young for kindergarten, there is transitional kindergarten. Educators say the extra time makes it more likely these kids will succeed socially and academically. This fall, Los Angeles Unified will offer transitional kindergarten at all of its elementary schools. It's the first district in the state to do so.

Lawsuit Would Make It Easier to Fire Teachers

Lawyers for a new non-profit focused on education filed suit in Los Angeles County Superior Court this week, challenging the constitutionality of state laws which they say protect ineffective teachers at the expense of low-income and minority children.

PBS NewsHour

Chronic Absenteeism -- Not a 'Casual Decision'

There's an assumption that in order to do well in school, you have to be in school. But new data suggests that 5 to 7.5 million students, especially from low-income areas, are missing more than one month of school a year.

Florida Journalism Program Gives Students Reason to Stay in School

Student Leon Tomlinson joined Journeys in Journalism in third grade and said that the program was one of the main reasons he now excels in the classroom.

Young Journalists at Work

Over the course of reporting a story on a communications magnet program in St. Petersburg, Fla., the NewsHour met many students going through the K-12 "Journeys in Journalism" program. View a slideshow of their work.

What Does a First-Grade Journalist Look Like?

On a cool April morning the first graders from Teresa Scott's class silently make their way into a multimedia classroom where they gather once a week to learn the ins and outs of journalism.

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Why So Many Ph.D.s Are On Food Stamps

Of the 22 million Americans with graduate degrees in 2010, about 360,000 were on public assistance.