Inside his 8- by 8-foot cell, Alex Diaz looked at his daughter’s pictures every day. On the prison walls, she remained 5 years old. Outside, she grew taller, older. He…
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Brandon Difo, at times choking back tears, can remember clearly the moment that “woke me up.” It was an event that most people believed would end the high school aspirations…
Is there a success formula for bringing excellence to troubled school systems? Jeffrey Riley, superintendent and receiver of Lawrence Public Schools in Massachusetts, joins Sue O'Connell. [To watch the interview,...
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Despite a string of police-related deaths that have happened in Charlotte, Tulsa, Dallas and so many other cities across the nation, race is an issue that has been all but...
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In 2003, researchers declared Coral Castles dead. On the floor of a remote island lagoon halfway between Hawaii and Fiji, the giant reef site had been devastated by unusually warm...
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Chef Jody Adams' father Thomas knew his health was declining when he could no longer complete the New York Times crossword puzzle. The Brown University rare books librarian had never...
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The number of minorities in classical orchestras is shockingly low. Project Step hopes to change that. "In classical American orchestras, only five percent of its population is black or Latino,"...
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When she first walked through the doors at College Bound Dorchester, Domingas Dos Santos wanted just one thing: to learn English. The thought of earning her GED, let alone a...
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'I couldn't decide what she wanted for lunch, let alone health care'. It’s Thanksgiving Day and you’re stuffed with turkey and a sense of well-being. Surreptitiously loosening your belt while...
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Like many other homeless shelters, the Pine Street Inn in Boston’s South End relies heavily on donated food for the roughly 2,000 meals it prepares each day. And when you’re...
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