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Growing Vegetables From Seeds Take Root For Many Gardeners

More and more gardeners are bypassing the local nursery and instead starting their veggies from seed. Seeds are often cheaper and they give growers a bigger choice of varieties. At a community garden in Venice, Calif., students learn the ins and outs of gardening from scratch.
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Maryland Raises Tuition At State Universities

Tuition for most Maryland residents attending state universities will go up, though not by more than three percent.

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Community Divided Over Jefferson-Houston School Construction

Alexandria school leaders are getting ready for a groundbreaking ceremony to begin construction on a new Jefferson-Houston School.

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DCPS Tries New Strategy In Educating Special Ed Students

A year after DCPS started sending special ed students to private schools, we'll check in and see how the strategy is working.

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Ivy Leaguers Broaden Minds With New Race Center

Tricia Rose is known as a hip-hop scholar and professor of Africana studies. She's now taking on a new project at Brown University, and hoping it sparks new questions about race and ethnicity. Host Michel Martin speaks with Rose about her vision.
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Hiring Julie Hermann, Rutgers Seeks A New Era In Athletics

Rutgers University welcomes the arrival of new athletic director Julie Hermann as the beginning of a new era, weeks after turmoil engulfed its athletics department. The school's basketball coach was fired last month after videos showed that he verbally and physically abused players during practice.
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Group Fighting Closure of 15 D.C. Public Schools Vows To Press On

Despite a federal ruling against its claims, Empower D.C. says it will continue to fight the planned closure of 15 D.C. public schools.

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LA Schools Throw Out Suspensions For 'Willful Defiance'

Students deemed "willfully defiant" accounted for nearly half of California's 700,000 suspensions last year. Many educators are cheering the Los Angeles Unified School District's decision to ban such suspensions, arguing the category is too broad and disproportionately targeted black students.

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