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A High School's Lesson For Helping English Language Learners Get To College

Fort Wayne, Ind., is home to one of the largest Burmese refugee populations in the U.S. One public high school there is helping them meet high expectations.

People lay floral tributes to the victims of the March 22 terror attack in Parliament Square outside the Houses of Parliament in central London. Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Keeping Calm In London, In Spite Of Terror

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The league-wide's secret recipe to success is out: The NBA and the PB&J go together like, well ... Sharon White/Getty Images hide caption

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The Pregame PB&J: How The Comfort Food Became The NBA's Recipe For Success

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Wright describes Martha, her Americans character, as an "average, everyday person that's open and trusting and loving." Patrick Harbron/FX hide caption

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We Are All Martha: Alison Wright On How Her 'Americans' Character Became A Hit

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Skiers free-ride down a slope despite a high avalanche risk, at the ski resort in Val-d'Isere, in the French Alps, on March 2, 2014. Philippe Desmazes/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Beast Born Of Snow: What It Feels Like In The Jaws Of An Avalanche

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"Sometimes when I do receive a song, I do feel like I'm going to the place where that song was originating from," Valerie June says. Jacob Blickenstaff /Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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When Valerie June Writes Music, It Begins With A Voice In Her Head

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