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One parent complained about the nudity in the Renaissance sculpture, comparing it to pornographic material. Franco Origlia/Getty Images hide caption

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A principal is fired, invited to Italy after students are shown Michelangelo's 'David'

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Rep. Elise Stafanik, R-N.Y., Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Julia Letlow, R-La., held an event to introduce the Parents Bill of Rights Act at the U.S. Capitol on March 1. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Florida teacher Adam Tritt and his group, Foundation 451, led the launch of a "Banned Book Nook" at a Ben & Jerry's ice cream store in Melbourne, Fla. Mikey Holland hide caption

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Plot twist: Activists skirt book bans with guerrilla giveaways and pop-up libraries

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First-grade teacher Kimberly Pate is 52 and worked for nearly two decades as a classroom assistant. She is a student in the Mississippi Teacher Residency where she'll get a master's degree plus dual certification in elementary and special education, all for free. Imani Khayyam for NPR hide caption

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Amid teacher shortages, Mississippi embraces a movement to grow their own

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A parent hugs a student as they are reunited after a school shooting at East High School Wednesday, March 22, 2023, in Denver. Two school administrators were shot at the high school Wednesday morning after a handgun was found on a student subjected to daily searches, authorities said. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption

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First-grade teacher Kimberly Pate, 52, worked for nearly two decades as a classroom assistant. Through the Mississippi Teacher Residency, she'll earn a master's degree plus dual certification in elementary and special education, all at no cost. "How could you pass that up?" she laughs. Imani Khayyam for NPR hide caption

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What we do (and don't) know about teacher shortages, and what can be done about them

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Republican state Rep. Mallerie Stromswold votes on a bill on the House floor of the Montana state Capitol on Jan. 13, 2023. Thom Bridge, Independent Record hide caption

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Can moderates survive state politics? In Montana, they may be going extinct

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Max Arias, Executive Director of the SEIU Local 99 union speaks to members of the press and community at a demonstration outside of Robert F. Kennedy Community School in Koreatown. Behind him is Cecily Myart-Cruz, the president of the UTLA teachers union, and U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA). Sequoia Carrillo/NPR hide caption

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Demonstrations, protests mark first day of LA school strike

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6 early entries we love from the NPR Student Podcast Challenge

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Former state lawmaker Kay Bounkeua takes a break from her work as her daughter Ryla Bounkeua plays with Kay's stepdad Jeffrey Strong in Rio Rancho, N.M, March 13. Alice Fordham/KUNM hide caption

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Only New Mexico lawmakers don't get paid for their time. That might change this year

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Wellesley College, in Massachusetts, was founded in 1870 to educate women. Its students are now pushing for more inclusive policies in admissions and communications. Education Images/GHI/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images hide caption

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People walk on the Stanford University campus beneath Hoover Tower in Stanford, Calif., on March 14, 2019. Stanford University says it is investigating after multiple swastikas and an image of Adolf Hitler were found on a door Saturday at a Stanford student residence hall. Ben Margot/AP hide caption

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Pascale Sablan was once told she'd never become an architect because she's Black and a woman. Now she works for one of the world's most prestigious firms and she wants more people who look like her to join the field. Aundre Larrow/Pascale Sablan hide caption

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Workers remove a partial quote by Malcolm X from the facade of the main library at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston, R.I.. University of Rhode Island via AP hide caption

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