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Harvard-bound Mississippi student overwhelmed by outpouring of kindness

ENTERPRISE, Miss. — Having overcome homelessness, receiving his high school diploma and earning a scholarship to Harvard University, ... Read more

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From homeless to college graduate: Mass. woman finds her footing, inspires others

Kelly Alvarez spent 20 months living in a hotel, but a situation she recalls as “embarrassing” coincided with ... Read more

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Year-end gifts from teacher described elementary students as “cruel,” “rude,” “untrustworthy”

Parents of several Alabama third-graders are pushing back against the popular wisdom that words can't hurt after their ... Read more

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Fidget toys aren’t just hype

The fidget spinner craze has been sweeping elementary and middle schools. As of May 17 every one of ... Read more

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Kentucky third graders students turn trash into treasured memorials for slain officer

RICHMOND, Ky. — It might have looked like an ordinary bench that student football players unloaded off a trailer ... Read more

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Homeless, at-risk students take non-traditional routes to diploma

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Nobody prepares Paige Risden's breakfast before she departs each morning. Nobody reminds her to ... Read more

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Mass. school punishes twins for hair braid extensions; their parents say its racial discrimination

As white parents of five black children, Deanna and Aaron Cook have taught their family to grow thick ... Read more

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Homeless to Harvard: Mississippi senior bound for Ivy League in Massachusetts

ENTERPRISE, Miss. — Hunter Mollett hasn't had an easy life.  Read more

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Davis statue stands again at UT

AUSTIN — Unlike New Orleans, which on Thursday removed a controversial statue of Confederate leader Jefferson Davis, the ... Read more

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West Virginia county embroiled in Bible lawsuit considers adding additional biblical classes

PRINCETON, W.Va. — In the same county caught in a lawsuit over Bible classes in public elementary and ... Read more