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The Price Of College Tuition, In 1 Graphic

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Over the past 15 years, the sticker price has gone way up. The price students actually pay has risen more slowly.

New York City's Department of Education issued its first guidelines this spring for how teachers should navigate social media.

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Even if students have a prescription for pot, marijuana remains illegal under federal law. Colleges that let students self-medicate on campus could jeopardize their federal funding.

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Domingo Williams, a participant in the Sasha Bruce Youthwork program, gathers wood to help rebuild a gutted house in the Southeast neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

Teaching Teens To Build Hammers Home A Message

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National Geographic Bee: Test Your World Knowledge()

The 10 finalists of the 2012 National Geographic Bee are competing for prizes including a $25,000 scholarship and a trip to the Galapagos Islands.

May 24, 2012 Do you know your tundra from your taiga? The final round of the 2012 National Geographic Bee is being held Thursday, with students between the fourth and eighth grades testing their knowledge of countries, canals and lava lakes. See how you would have done in the preliminary rounds.

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Son Fulfills Dream That Racism Denied His Mother()

May 18, 2012 KSMUFriday, Terry Walls is graduating from the same university that rejected his mother because of the color of her skin. Mary Jean Price Walls hadn't spoken about her application to Missouri State University in six decades, until her son uncovered letters in university archives.

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Ivy League Janitor: 'I'm Still Wearing The Gown'()

Columbia University janitor Gac Filipaj shakes hands with his boss, Donald Schlosser, the assistant vice president of facility operations.

May 17, 2012 Gac Filipaj graduated this week with honors from Columbia University. The 52-year-old Albanian refugee not only fled civil war to come to the U.S., but worked as a janitor at Columbia for nearly 20 years while taking English classes and earning his bachelor's degree. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Filipaj about finally achieving his goal.

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