Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey delivers her state of the state address at the State Capitol building in Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 11, 2022. Ivey faced eight challengers in the Republican primary for governor Mickey Welsh/AP hide caption
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Arkansas GOP primary candidate for governor, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, speaks to a crowd of supporters on Sept. 6, 2021, in Benton, Ark., her first campaign appearance after announcing her candidacy. Michael Hibblen/KUAR hide caption
Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a campaign rally on the eve of the primary for governor, on Monday in Kennesaw, Ga. Brynn Anderson/AP hide caption
Police walk near Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, following Tuesday's mass shooting there. Dario Lopez-Mills/AP hide caption
Police respond to a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday. Dario Lopez-Mills/AP hide caption
The University School of Milwaukee says it has filed a motion in court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Craig and Kelly Robinson, the brother and sister-in-law of former first lady Michelle Obama. Here, they arrive at a state dinner at the White House in 2016. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption
Russian soldiers left graffiti in the school in Borodyanka, a town outside of Ukraine's capital Kyiv. Anya Kamenetz/NPR hide caption
How a Ukrainian teacher helped students escape Russia's invasion, and still graduate
Delaware State University says it has filed a complaint to the U.S. Department of Justice Wednesday to investigate the women's lacrosse team bus stop and search. Here, the main gate of the Delaware State University campus in Dover in September 2007. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
A South Florida school district says it's launching an investigation after a photo showing students spelling out a racial slur was shared online. Geo Piatt/Getty Images hide caption
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel and KORA Organics CEO Miranda Kerr attend a gala in Beverly Hills, Calif., on May 4. The couple surprised graduates of a Los Angeles art school by paying off their student debt. David Livingston/Getty Images hide caption
Delaware State University, a historically Black institution, says the stop and search of a bus transporting members of its women's lacrosse team in Georgia was "constitutionally dubious." Here, the entrance of Delaware State University in Dover, Del., in September 2007. Tim Shaffer/Reuters hide caption
Students interact with a teacher during a lesson at Poland's Warsaw Ukrainian School, on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Adam Lach for NPR hide caption
This school takes kids from the most traumatized parts of Ukraine — and offers hope
Middle school winners Harrison McDonald, Wesley Helmer, Kit Atteberry, and Blake Turley pose with librarian Misti Knight. Cooper Neill for NPR hide caption
These middle school students have a warning about teens and social media
Tegan Nam won the 2022 Student Podcast Challenge for high school with their story about using humor to process trauma. Elissa Nadworny/NPR hide caption
After a lockdown, students found comfort in humor. But what are the jokes hiding?
"God gave you a voice. Use it," Elizabeth Bonker told her fellow graduates. "And no, the irony of a nonspeaking autistic encouraging you to use your voice is not lost on me." Scott Cook/Rollins College hide caption
Cherish Morgan, whose daughter attends Desert Oasis High School, says students and staff don't feel safe as a result of the increased violence and learning is suffering. Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption
Stanford University said it found a noose hanging from a tree outside a residence hall and is investigating the incident as a hate crime. In an email to students and staff, university officials said campus safety authorities immediately "removed the noose and retained it as evidence" after receiving a report late on May 8 that a noose was seen outside an undergraduate residence hall. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption
The closure of Lincoln College is a shocking turnaround for a small Illinois college that welcomes first-generation students and qualifies as a predominantly Black institution. © Google Earth 2022 hide caption