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HOW LEARNING HAPPENS

Thursday

Sister Ann Kendrick (center) of the HOPE Community Center in Apopka, Fla., rallies with Hispanic immigration policy demonstrators from various groups in front of Orlando City Hall in 2012. Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/MCT via Getty Images hide caption

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Ballou High School, in Washington, D.C.'s Southeast quadrant, is located in one of the city's poorest neighborhoods and has struggled academically for years. An investigation by WAMU and NPR has found that the school's administration graduated dozens of students despite high rates of unexcused absences. Tyrone Turner/WAMU hide caption

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What Really Happened At The School Where Every Graduate Got Into College

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Starting this week, there are two people appointed to the job of acting director of the CFPB, and it's unclear who will get to stay. Mick Mulvaney, President Trump's current budget director and pick for the position, has gone on the record supporting the elimination of the bureau, which would make it easier for loan services to take advantage of borrowers. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption

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Saving Lives Via Text Message

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Tuesday

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Deciding At What Age To Give A Kid A Smartphone

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Monday

Yerianne Roldán and Zuleyka Avila are both seniors at Colonial High School in Orlando, scrambling to readjust their plans for college. Elissa Nadworny/NPR hide caption

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For Many Puerto Ricans, College Plans Washed Away With Hurricane Maria

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New Study Finds That 4.2 Million Kids Experience Homelessness Each Year

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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos (right) toured public schools in Puerto Rico this week with Puerto Rico Secretary of Education Dr. Julia Keleher (left) and Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló (second from left). Courtesy of the Puerto Rico Department of Eduaction hide caption

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Friday

Sisters Andrea and Claudia De La Vega stand in the yard of their home in Austin. Martin do Nascimento/KUT hide caption

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As DACA Winds Down, DREAMers Turn Toward Different Futures

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Thursday

Sisters Darianne, 16, and Yerianne Roldán, 17, moved from Puerto Rico to Orlando with their family for school. Elissa Nadworny/NPR hide caption

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'A New Reality': Students And Teachers From Puerto Rico Start Over In Florida

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