State Department of Education data show student performance rates dropped during the first full school year of the pandemic. The DOE released its Strive HI performance report at the Board of Education meeting last week.
Ashley Tribble
Ashley (aka Tribble) joined the TPR team as a substitute afternoon host in 2023. Hailing from the Midwest, Tribble is a comedian, producer and host who has been working in digital media since 2015. She started her career in audio as the creator, producer and host of P Power Radio, a podcast that shares the stories of revolutionary millennial women and the history of the world they are working to change. The podcast featured a range of women artists, activists, entrepreneurs and bosses from Chicago and beyond, and was listed among Ebony’s “5 Black Podcasts to Have in Your Arsenal” in 2016. In 2019, she helped launch More Sauce, a network focused on stories from creators of color at Stitcher. There she started her journey as the producer for Dead Ass with Khadeen & Devale Ellis, where she currently leads creative audio and live show production. In 2020, Tribble helped launch The Black Effect at iHeart, a network focused on Black stories and experiences.
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Our Stories: Let’s talk prejudice, discrimination and racism
Dr. Kaye and callers share stories and experiences they believe are examples of racial prejudice and discrimination.
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Farmers Wait, And Wait, For Guest Workers Amid H-2A Visa Delays
For the third year in a row, the H-2A visa program is running behind. That’s left farmers waiting for planters and pickers even as the harvest season is well underway.
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Trump’s Primary Support Gathers Steam Ahead Of Republican Convention
Donald Trump spent this week campaigning in states with upcoming primaries. The presumptive GOP nominee has been strengthening elements of his campaign. But his tone remains the same.
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Why Some Clinton Supporters Are Not ‘Really Ready To Go Public’
Hillary Clinton doesn’t have the biggest rallies. Her bumper stickers and campaign signs aren’t particularly visible. It seems her supporters are laying low. Here’s why.
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At Apartment Complex Where 6-Year-Old Was Killed, Volunteers Try To Make A Difference
The Blue Lake Village Apartments are painted beige and green. Locals call them the “Colors.” Around the back, there’s a playground with faded yellow…
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Weekly Roundup: Thursday, May 26
Donald Trump officially clinches the GOP nomination, and Hillary Clinton’s emails won’t go away. Plus, a Trump/Sanders debate? This episode: host/campaign reporter Sam Sanders, congressional correspondent Susan Davis, campaign reporter Scott Detrow, and national political correspondent Mara Liasson. More coverage at nprpolitics.org. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.
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Seattle Sonics Fans Swallow Bitter Pill As Oklahoma City Thunder Thrive
NPR’s Kelly McEvers talks to Paul Rogers, editor and senior writer for “Sonics Rising,” an SB Nation blog, about the incredible loss and sadness Seattle Sonics fans feel now that the team is doing so well as the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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Obama Walks Tricky Line In Visit To Hiroshima, Japan
The White House says President Obama will not apologize for the U.S. nuclear bombing of Hiroshima when he visits the Japanese city on Friday. NPR looks at the political significance of the visit and the tricky line Obama will have to walk.
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Nonprofit Works To Reshape Public Perception Of Latinos In America
NPR’s Audie Cornish speaks with former government official Henry Cisneros and businessman Sol Trujillo, co-founders of the nonprofit Latino Donor Collaborative, which works to reshape the public’s image of Latinos.
