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NBC News // May. 18, 2013 // 5:15 PM

“Do not waste a minute living someone else’s dream” Michelle Obama tells the graduates of MLK Magnet School in Nashville, Tennessee. More



// Jan. 22, 2013 // 6:05 PM

Researchers suggest the reason high school graduation rates climbed to 78 percent is because few jobs tempt young people to leave high school. More



Today // Aug. 22, 2012 // 7:00 AM

When Kaitlin Nootbaar went to collect her high school diploma, she was told it would not be given to her until she apologized for saying "hell" during   More



NBC News // Aug. 21, 2012 // 12:00 PM

An Oklahoma high school valedictorian's diploma is being withheld because she used of the phrase "what the hell?" in her speech. More



Today // Aug. 21, 2012 // 7:00 AM

The annual Beloit list reveals the mindset of the Class of 2016 which has wildly different pop culture knowledge and ideas of gender roles than previo   More



NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams // Aug. 2, 2012 // 6:30 PM

More and more high schools are allowing students to use credit recovery to make up failed classes, but the system is not without critics. More



Rock Center // Jun. 14, 2012 // 10:00 PM

Proms have been taking place this month all across the country, and one husband-and-wife team has a particular interest in the annual rite of passage. More



NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams // Jun. 11, 2012 // 7:00 PM

Veteran teacher David McCullough Jr., whose graduation speech at Wellesley High School went viral, said it's important for kids to embrace failure. More



Today // Jun. 11, 2012 // 9:45 AM

A student in Canada has made her own graduation dress out of leftover homework. CBC's Terri Trembath reports. More



Today // Jun. 10, 2012 // 9:30 AM

A Massachusetts teacher is receiving rave reviews for a commencement speech in which he implored graduates to strive for achievements, not accolades. More