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Principal Recovery Network supports school leaders who've survived gun violence

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Frank DeAngelis, ex-principal at Columbine High in Colorado, about leading a national support group of current and former school leaders who have dealt with gun violence.
A man got a rare chance to earn a degree from prison. Soon, that may become less rare

Sentenced to 15 years, Kenny Butler got the rare opportunity to get a bachelor's degree while in prison. His journey could become more common with Pell grants becoming available to incarcerated folks.
- Elissa Nadworny
Teen volunteers bring the magic of the library online

When you think about libraries, you might picture the maze of bookshelves, the tables and chairs. Or maybe even the squeak of an ungreased wheel as a librarian walks by with a book cart. All that went away when the pandemic hit. But teenagers in King County eventually found a new way to hang out at the library. RadioActive Youth Media’s Emily Chua has more.
- Emily Chua
Critics say campus sex assault rules fall short and need an overhaul

On the 50th anniversary of Title IX President Biden is expected to announce new rules governing the protection of sexual assault and harassment accusers in education.
- The Associated Press
Student loan borrowers get a rare win as Senate approves a fix

The measure would free some borrowers from debt incurred by spouses – sometimes abusive ones – and could lay a path toward loan forgiveness.
- Sequoia Carrillo
'Forgive yourself.' Advice from a Seattle-area high school graduate

Words can't capture all it means to everyone who will be crossing the graduation stage. But one student from Seattle's Roosevelt High School gave it a shot in a recent column for the student newspaper.
- Katie Campbell
After years of public service, some still can't claim student loan forgiveness

A short-lived program in the early 2000s allowed married couples to consolidate their student loans for a lower interest rate. Now, they're missing out on thousands in loan forgiveness.
- Sequoia Carrillo
'Beyond Black & White.' Roosevelt High alumni explore the legacy of Seattle's busing program

In the early 1960s, Seattle Public Schools launched the "voluntary racial transfer program." A new documentary features voices of students, past and present, reflecting on the legacy of busing and racism in the halls of Roosevelt High School and the district at-large.
- Libby Denkmann
'Missing out.' Some students with disabilities felt left behind during online schooling

For many students with disabilities, online classes during the pandemic came with new challenges, and a loss of their usual, face-to-face classroom support. KUOW Radio Active Youth Producer Lily Turner, who is deaf in one ear and has trouble hearing in the other, has this story about lessons learned during the pandemic and how schools can do better to make sure all students can fully participate.
- Lily Turner
How the arts can help children think about gun violence

The former Sesame Street writer is working with the NYPD to create a small pilot program on gun violence at an elementary school in East Harlem.
- Jon Kalish

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