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Navajo citizen Lorenda Long, who attended a federal boarding school as a young girl, is a supporter of students at Riverside Indian School today. Brittany Bendabout for NPR hide caption
A lifeguard watches as people cool off in a public swimming pool in 2021 in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Spring Woods High School in Houston, Texas, is one of the schools that put on a production of The Addams Family. Susan Doremus/Educational Theatre Associaton hide caption
These were the most frequently performed plays and musicals in high schools this year
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Marie C. Bolden made national headlines when she turned in a flawless performance at a spelling bee in Cleveland. Her competitors included white students from segregated school districts in the South. Courtesy the Brown Family hide caption
Poll: Americans say teachers are underpaid, about half of Republicans oppose book bans
George and Gladys Smith and their son George Jr. live across the street from the now-shuttered Woods Elementary in Englewood, Ill. Members of the Smith family have lived on the block since 1883. They say the area was in decline and the population dropping before 2013, but the closing of Woods was a turning point. Manuel Martinez/WBEZ hide caption
Many medical students do not attend lectures in the first two years, instead opting to watch recorded classes on their own time. Tom Fowlks/Getty Images hide caption
Student loan borrowers gather outside the Supreme Court building in February 2023. The court's ruling on President Biden's debt relief plan is expected in June or July. Jemal Countess/Getty Images for People's Rally hide caption
Evelyn Flores has been inspired to become a teacher herself. Evelyn Flores hide caption
Lakeisha Lee placed flowers at the base of a monument honoring her late sister Brittany Clardy Thursday, May 26, in Saint Paul. Clardy went missing more than a decade ago and was found murdered. Dana Ferguson/MPR News hide caption
The first office for missing and murdered Black women and girls set for Minnesota
Seton Hall University gave Grace Mariani's service dog, Justin, a special doggie diploma this week, to the delight of Mariani and her fellow graduates. Seton Hall University/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Vice President Harris delivers the keynote speech at Michie Stadium during West Point's graduation ceremony Saturday in West Point, N.Y. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the graduating class of Johns Hopkins University via livestream from Ukraine on Thursday in Baltimore. Will Kirk/Johns Hopkins University via AP hide caption
Marlin High School in Texas was set to hold its graduation this week — but it postponed the ceremony, saying only a small portion of the senior class was able to graduate. Google Maps/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Amanda Gorman says she wrote "The Hill We Climb" — which she read at President Biden's inauguration — "so that all young people could see themselves in a historical moment." Gorman is seen here in February, at the Grammy Awards. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images hide caption
The Muslim community at Kyungpook National University mostly comprises students from Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh and other countries with large Muslim populations. Here some members of the community pray at the Dar ul Emaan Kyungpook Islamic Center, in Daegu, South Korea. Anthony Kuhn/NPR hide caption
Muslims in South Korea want to build a mosque. Neighbors protest and send pig heads
A school district's book screening process didn't violate civil rights laws — but it should have done a better job of handling the process, the U.S. Department of Education says. Terry Vine/Getty Images hide caption
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav stands onstage while being introduced before delivering a commencement address at Boston University on Sunday in Boston. Steven Senne/AP hide caption
Colt M4 Carbine and AR-15 style rifles are displayed during the National Rifle Association (NRA) Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas on May 28, 2022. A Maryland man is causing concern for carrying an AR-15 style rifle near a school bus stop. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
