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Transgender student guidelines for Minn. schools draws impassioned crowd

Transgender student guidelines for Minn. schools draws impassioned crowd

State education officials have approved a set of optional guidelines for transgender students -- a "toolkit" with suggestions for district professionals on topics like field trips, sports and restrooms.
by Solvejg Wastvedt

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Boston launches anti-Islamophobia poster campaign

Boston launches anti-Islamophobia poster campaign

A poster offers advice on how a bystander can help someone experiencing anti-Muslim harassment -- without challenging the harasser. "Education is key to fighting intolerance," the mayor says.

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Moms need social support, and not just in the baby years

Moms need social support, and not just in the baby years

Social support networks can help mothers of teenagers navigate through difficulties and maintain closeness with their children, researchers have found.
by Juli Fraga

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Aspen Ideas Festival: StoryCorps founder David Isay on the importance of listening

Aspen Ideas Festival: StoryCorps founder David Isay on the importance of listening

Four hundred thousand people people have recorded their stories for radio and the Library of Congress via StoryCorps and Isay says it's important to tell the truth about who we are as human beings, in order to reduce fear and increase hope.
by MPR News Staff

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The fight for Native fishing rights in Minn., Wis.

The fight for Native fishing rights in Minn., Wis.

A 1983 U.S. Supreme Court decision ensuring that Native Americans in Wisconsin had the right to spearfish was met with raucous protests. The same would soon follow in Minnesota.
by Jim Bickal and Sara Porter

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Aspen Ideas Festival: David Brooks on 'The Second Mountain'

Aspen Ideas Festival: David Brooks on 'The Second Mountain'

Every year New York Times columnist and NPR commentator David Brooks gives an hour-long lecture, and he titled this one, "The Second Mountain: The Next Big Challenge in Your Life."
by MPR News Staff

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