Thursday, 1 March 2018

W.Va. Teacher Walkouts, School Closures Continue Despite Governor's Deal With Unions

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After Gov. Jim Justice and union leaders announced an agreement had been made to end the teacher strike, uncertainty forced all of the state's counties to call off school yet again.

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Dolly Parton's Nonprofit Reaches Milestone With 100 Million Books Sent To Children

This week, country music legend Dolly Parton celebrated a big milestone: 100 million books. That's right, books. Parton's nonprofit, Imagination Library, mails free books to children from birth to age 5 across the country, and this week, she celebrated the program's remarkable growth in a special ceremony at the Library of Congress.



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From Little Rock to Parkland: A Brief History of Youth Activism

Therese Gachnauer, center, an 18-year-old senior from Chiles High School and Kwane Gatlin, right, a 19-year-old senior from Lincoln High School, both in Tallahassee, join fellow students protesting gun violence on the steps of the old Florida Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla.

This isn't the first time young people have tried to change the world.

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