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Videos show Colorado high school cheerleaders forced into splits

Cheerleading coaches and school administrators in a Colorado district have been placed on leave, and Denver police are investigating videos showing cheerleaders screaming in pain while being pushed into splits.
by The Associated Press

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Aspen Ideas Festival: When colorblindness renders me invisible to you

Aspen Ideas Festival: When colorblindness renders me invisible to you

Former NPR host Michele Norris moderated a discussion about race, inequality and the future of democracy at this summer's Aspen Ideas Festival. Is opportunity and social mobility still possible in America?
by MPR News Staff

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Do school voucher systems work?

President Trump's pick for Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos has championed a new approach to education in the U.S. that employs the use of school vouchers. What do we know about the success rate of the school voucher system?
by Kerri Miller and Elizabeth Shockman

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Organizer hopes boxing will keep kids busy, and safe

Organizer hopes boxing will keep kids busy, and safe

A summer enrichment program in north Minneapolis aims to give young people skills and confidence, while also keeping them out of potential trouble.
by Brandt Williams

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Aspen Ideas Festival: Are the founding fathers overrated?

Aspen Ideas Festival: Are the founding fathers overrated?

David Rubenstein asks, and tries to answer, the question, "Are the Founding Fathers overrated?" He says they were talented and courageous people, who deserve all the credit they get for putting the country together and creating a durable constitution... but they could not figure out a way to deal with America's biggest original defect: slavery.
by MPR News Staff

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Civil War lessons often depend on where the classroom is

Civil War lessons often depend on where the classroom is

The effect of inconsistent teaching may not be obvious until a related issue is thrust into the spotlight like this month's violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, and the resulting backlash against Confederate symbols.
by The Associated Press

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Confederate statues are coming down at the University of Texas

Confederate statues are coming down at the University of Texas

President Greg Fenves ordered the immediate removal of statues of Robert E. Lee and three other Confederate figures from a main area of campus. The removals should be complete by midmorning Monday.
by Doreen McCallister

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Oldest kids in class do better, even through college

Oldest kids in class do better, even through college

Children who start school at an older age do better than their younger classmates and have better odds of attending college and graduating from an elite institution. That's according to a new study from the National Bureau of Economic Affairs.

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