MIDDLETOWN, Del.—It’s been a busier-than-usual graduation season for President Joe Biden. Biden and his wife, Jill, were on hand Sunday to watch granddaughter Natalie Biden graduate from high school, the White House said. Natalie is the daughter of the president’s late son, Beau. She is a student at St. Andrew’s School in Middletown, Delaware, and…
Florida Will Lower Graduation Requirements—Again
May 9, 2023
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Despite having graduation requirements lowered two years ago, Florida superintendents are again pleading with the state’s Department of Education to delay a scheduled increase in graduation requirements. On April 20, 2021, then-Florida Department of Education (DOE) Commissioner Richard Corcoran issued an emergency order (pdf), waiving required state assessments for graduation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Two years…
Colorado Deputy Gets Badge Pinned On by the Officer Who Saved Her Life as a Neglected Victim 22 Years Ago
Life could have turned out so differently for one Colorado deputy. But the moment she had her badge pinned on at her graduation from the sheriff’s academy, by an officer who saved her life 22 years years ago, shows how far she has come. Escondido police Sgt. Jeff Valdivia with deputy Natalie Young. (Courtesy of…
Record Numbers of Chinese Graduates Enter Worst Job Market in Decades
June 24, 2022
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BEIJING—Jenny Bai was among 10 high-performing computer science students from different Chinese universities selected by a Beijing-based internet firm for a job upon graduation, following four rounds of arduous interviews. But last month, the company told the students their contract offers were cancelled due to COVID-19 headwinds and the bad state of the economy in…
Advice for New Graduates: Commencement Means Beginning
For most high school and college seniors, the big day is now over. You’ve gathered with your classmates and loved ones, walked across a stage wearing a cap and gown, received a diploma and a handshake, and are now officially graduates. Some of you will go on to college or post-graduate studies. Others will join…
Predictable Commencement Addresses
Commentary What comes to mind in the month of June? Weddings. Vacations (and how to pay for record high gas prices if you’re driving). Graduations. Time was when many commencement speeches at major universities were about America and its values and what graduates could expect in the future. In recent years, they have become a…
Illinois Senior Refuses to Remove Religious Symbols; Denied Graduation Ceremony
May 24, 2022
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Nimkii Curley grew up hearing the stories of his grandparents and great grandparents, all survivors of the Federal Indian boarding school system which purposely erased Native American culture in generations of children, spanning 150 years, in an effort to take Native American land. His Navajo grandfather, 90, lives with Curley, 17, and his parents and…
Woman Born With Cerebral Palsy Walks to Stage During Graduation Ceremony
What a determined young lady!
Daughter Graduates in Hospital for Dying Mother
It’s incredible to see so many people come together to make this mom’s last wish come true. It takes an exceptional young lady, caring school staff and hospital staff, and the mom’s strength of spirit to make this possible. This is love and kindness at its peak.
Colleagues of a Firefighter Killed in Fire Station Shooting Attend His Daughter’s Graduation
Just two days after a Los Angeles County fire specialist lost his life, his teenage daughter had to graduate from high school without the presence of her father. However, hundreds of her late father’s colleagues came forward and took part in the emotional ceremony in honor of the fallen hero. Joslyn Carlon from Saugus High…
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