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President Barack Obama says failed police practices, inequality and decades worth of anguish have fueled the nationwide protests following the recent deaths of unarmed black women and men, including George Floyd

Latino graduates from across the country were honored on Friday in a virtual celebration put on by Excelencia in Education, a national organization that works with institutions of higher education to improve Latino college enrollment and completion. “Forty percent of Latinos that go to college are the first in their families to go,” Excelencia co-founder and CEO Deborah Santiago said. “This...

More than 100 Minuteman Regional Vocational-Technical High School seniors graduated in a drive-thru ceremony Friday afternoon, a method that ensured social distancing during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.  The 121 seniors were joined by parents, teachers and other school officials, who cheered as the names were called out loud but didn’t shake hands with the graduates.  “It’s better than nothing,”...

With high school graduations postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, some are turning to drive-thru graduations, including in Lexington.

Laysha Valmo Cedeno and Layeska Valmo Cedeno, seniors from Bridgeport Military Academy’s 2020 class, deliver virtual graduations speeches.

High schools across the country are honoring the Class of 2020 in creative ways while traditional graduation ceremonies have been called off due to COVID-19. In Burlington, Vermont, the high school graduation will take three days. Monday was graduation day. Tuesday will be, too. And so will Wednesday. The city’s high school went with a three-day ceremony because it determined…

High schools across Vermont have come up with their own ways to honor graduates amid the coronavirus pandemic. In Burlington, a non-traditional ceremony stretched over three days.

First, a pandemic took away their senior prom and in-person graduation. Then, the signs to give them support as they leave high school were stolen. This week, students at Massabesic High School in Waterboro, Maine, woke up to the news that someone took signs with their names on them off school property and families’ lawns. “My initial gut reaction was,…

Signs supporting the graduates of Massabesic High School were stolen from people’s lawns, prompting a police investigation.

A Southern California college graduate achieved something exceptional in what has been a spring unlike any other for students. At just 13, Jack Rico, of La Mirada, graduated from Fullerton College with four associate degrees. He is the college’s youngest ever graduate.  “I still can’t really believe that I’ve achieved something like this,” Rico said. “I didn’t know that...

The pandemic has schools across Massachusetts searching for ways to celebrate their seniors. One school in Danvers is taking it on the road, hand delivering diplomas to 300 graduates. Headmaster Dr. Ed Hardiman and a team of administrators from St. John’s Prep have spent nearly two weeks on a bus making the deliveries. They are traveling to 64 cities across…

The cancellation of spring sports has been difficult for school athletes who have spent years with their teams.

The future looks grim for the Class of 2020

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told graduating seniors at Smith College on Saturday to focus on their unique purpose and power during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond. Pelosi, the first female speaker of the U.S. House, was part of an online commencement ceremony hosted by the private women’s college in Northampton, Massachusetts. “During this crisis and in the days, weeks...

Most schools have had to cancel graduation this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. But one high school in New Hampshire plans to use the 2,000-foot summit of Cranmore Mountain so their seniors can get their diplomas. Kennett High School Principal Kevin Carpenter said Friday that holding virtual graduation didn’t seem like enough for his students. “It didn’t feel...

Most schools have had to cancel graduation this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. But one high school in New Hampshire has found a way to get their seniors their diplomas.

Facebook is hosting a multi-hour commencement broadcast on Friday titled “#Graduation2020: Facebook and Instagram Celebrate the Class of 2020.” Here’s everything we know about the star-studded virtual graduation event and how you can watch. When is Facebook’s virtual graduation ceremony? The virtual Facebook graduation is happening on May 15, 2020 at 2:00 p.m EDT. Where can you watch the ceremony?…

While nothing can replace the moment when one actually receives a diploma on stage, several eateries are offering free food and goodies to make 2020 a little sweeter (or more savory) for those celebrating a big milestone this spring.

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, one New Hampshire drive-in theater is offering a unique twist on graduation ceremonies that would otherwise be canceled. The new owners of the Northfield Drive-In in Winchester are doing everything they can to try and save graduation season. “It has weathered the test of time, it truly has,” said owner Julia Wiggin. And this time, that…

A New Hampshire drive-in theater is stepping in with a creative proposal to save a high school graduation.