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Society might finally be ready for the film "Booksmart"

by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios
May 23, 2019
Screenwriter Katie Silberman says there aren’t enough buddy comedies out there that center around female friends.
Katie Silberman, screenwriter and producer of "Booksmart," at Marketplace studios in Los Angeles, CA.
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Homework is much harder when you can't get online at home

by Tracey Samuelson
Apr 4, 2019
What it's like to try to graduate high school without easy internet access.
Larry Brown gets online at the library or a friend’s house when he needs a good connection, bigger screen and keyboard to do homework. Like many New Orleans students, he doesn’t have internet service at home.
Jess Clark/New Orleans Public Radio
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How an auction for a wireless frequency is affecting high school and amateur theaters

by David Brancaccio
Aug 28, 2018
"Papa can you hear me? No? Is this thing on?"
Nominees perform the opening number at the 2011 National High School Musical Theater Awards at The Minksoff Theatre in New York City.
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High school graduation rates up, but there’s more than math to those numbers

by Erika Beras
Jun 5, 2018
A study out from Johns Hopkins University tells us that at 84 percent, high school graduation rates are officially at an all-time high. That’s good news right? Maybe not, because increasing numbers of those high school grads arrive at college needing remedial courses. Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 
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How to learn the business of business as a high schooler

by Shaheen Ainpour
May 25, 2018
Students form "companies" and test drive careers as part of the Virtual Enterprise program.
Emauri Singletary in front of the logo he designed for his Virtual Enterprise company, which sells disposable cups that change color to detect date rape drugs.
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Can Baltimore's new funding approach solve the "education debt"?

by Amy Scott and Eliza Mills
Jan 26, 2018
This week in Baltimore, the school board approved a new plan to fund city schools based on poverty rates. Previously, funds were distributed based on test scores, with schools getting extra money for advanced students as well as for low-performing students who might need more services. The new plan aims to address the ways that […]
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College credit in high school is all the rage, but what's the payoff?

by Peter Balonon-Rosen
Jan 19, 2018
Today there are almost four times as many students taking college courses under the age of 18 compared to 20 years ago.
A student listens during a critical thinking class at Energy Tech High School in Queens, New York. The dual-enrollment class gives students both high school credit and college credit from a nearby community college.
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Chicago students will need proof of a post-high school plan to graduate

by Reema Khrais
Jul 5, 2017
Across the country, public school leaders are always brainstorming, trying to come up with big — and sometimes flashy — ideas to help push more kids to the finish line. The latest one comes from Chicago Public Schools. It said that starting in 2020, high school seniors have to show proof that they’ve got a […]
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High school students feel disengaged in the classroom

by Adam Allington
Jun 27, 2017
A new study says high schools should not be a one-size-fits-all.
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Teens' summer job prospects look good, thanks to a tight labor market

by Mitchell Hartman
Jun 14, 2017
Youth unemployment has fallen by nearly half since 2010, and fewer young people are looking for work.
A teenager fills out an application at a job fair in the Queens borough of New York City.
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