Jess Clark
Intro to Jess Clark
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Kentucky's Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in a case that will decide whether the state can move forward with a program to send more than $100 million in tax dollars to private schools.
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Teachers and students in parts of Kentucky are reckoning with heavily damaged schools and a delayed start to the school year after deadly flash floods inundated the region last month.
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U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland says he has ordered a Justice Department civil investigation into the policing practices of Kentucky's Louisville Metro Police Department.
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In the year since police shot and killed Breonna Taylor, Louisville has undergone some difficult reckonings. Her death forced Black girls and young women to confront the uncertainty of their futures.
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Taylor's death in March was extraordinarily difficult for her former high school teachers, who remember her as a smart and caring student and soul.
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The use of corporal punishment is on the decline, but at one high school in N.C., the principal paddles his students himself.
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Women's marches are being held across the country, including in Raleigh, N.C. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Jess Clark of member station WUNC.
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In Eastern North Carolina, threats have increased at schools and businesses since the presidential election. That's left some in the community struggling with how to address it.
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Days after the rains of Hurricane Matthew exited North Carolina, residents are still dealing with a worsening disaster. Flooding continues to be a real problem.