Graduation
Editorial Roundup: New York

By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2021 05:57 PM EDT
New York Post. June 21, 2021. Editorial: ‘Progressive’ Maya Wiley is anything but When Al Sharpton faults you for your...

Rhode Island Army National Guard Sgt. Juan Gomez looks over the post inoculation waiting area at a coronavirus mass-vaccination site at the former Citizens Bank headquarters in Cranston, R.I., Thursday, June 10, 2021. The U.S. is confronted with an ever-growing surplus of COVID-19 vaccines, looming expiration dates and stubbornly lagging demand at a time when the developing world is clamoring for doses to stem a rise in infections. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Vermont city to hold fireworks; Dartmouth grads get 2 guests

Jun. 12, 2021 11:43 AM EDT

Minnesota graduation rates hold steady despite pandemic

Jun. 10, 2021 11:47 AM EDT
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — High school graduation rates in Minnesota held steady in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting the last few months of the school...

Editorial Roundup: New York

By The Associated Press Jun. 09, 2021 01:10 PM EDT
Albany Times Union. June 4, 2021. Editorial: An institutional problem THE ISSUE: COVID-19...

President Joe Biden walks away after talking about the May jobs report from the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center in Rehoboth Beach, Del., Friday, June 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Biden tells graduates it's 'up to you' to shape the future

Jun. 04, 2021 11:30 AM EDT

FILE - This April 12, 2021, file photo shows Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in Ypsilanti, Mich. Michigan legislators gave final approval Tuesday, June 1, 2021, to a bill that would exempt high school graduation ceremonies from a state order that restricts crowd sizes due to the coronavirus pandemic. The measure could be vetoed by Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. (Lon Horwedel/Detroit News via AP)
Whitmer vetoes bill to exempt graduations from crowd limits

By David Eggert Jun. 03, 2021 03:21 PM EDT

DIFFERENT CROP- This frame grab from video provided by Jackson Public School District shows Kennedy Hobbs, left. The 18-year-old Hobbs was shot three times at a Texaco gas station in Jackson, Miss., just hours after her graduation from Murrah High School. She died at the scene just before 11 p.m., Jackson Police Department spokesman Sam Brown said. (Jackson Public School District via AP)
Mississippi teen fatally shot hours after graduation

By Leah Willingham Jun. 02, 2021 06:24 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: New York

By The Associated Press Jun. 02, 2021 02:54 PM EDT
Albany Times Union. June 2, 2021. Editorial: Stop the gunfire The gun violence Albany is experience this year is part...

Julie Tille, a Walkways to Westminster mentor, left, chats with Anisa and Asma Dahir before the college's graduation ceremony in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, May 7, 2021. The graduation of the twin sisters from a refugee family marked a key milestone in a journey that is a testament to their hard work, their parents’ insistence that they place a high value on educational opportunities, and the collective efforts of those who helped two little girls who spoke only Somali when they started kindergarten. (Laura Seitz/The Deseret News via AP)
Utah twins graduate, reflect on refugee parents' sacrifices

By Marjorie Cortez May. 30, 2021 08:00 AM EDT

Vice President Kamala Harris attends a meeting with business CEO's about economic development in the Northern Triangle, Thursday, May 27, 2021, from her ceremonial office on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Vice President Harris to speak at Naval Academy graduation

May. 28, 2021 01:00 AM EDT

Bates College holds commencement amid pandemic

May. 27, 2021 05:00 AM EDT
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Bates College kept with its tradition of holding its commencement on the historic quad on Thursday. But there was a...

An image of a Native American is featured in the artwork of Johnston Gate, Harvard University's first and largest gate heading to the campus, in Cambridge, Mass., Sunday, May 23, 2021. Some 350 years ago, Caleb Cheeshahteaumuck, an Aquinnah Wampanoag man, became the first Native American to graduate from the university, the product of Harvard's chartered mission to educate "English and Indian youths of this country." (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
For Native Americans, Harvard and other colleges fall short

By Philip Marcelo May. 27, 2021 01:19 AM EDT

Colby College livestreams its in-person commencement

May. 23, 2021 11:02 AM EDT
WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) — Colby College graduates were treated Sunday to a poem in their honor by a presidential inaugural poet, who urged them to stay grounded...

United States Military Academy graduating cadets celebrate at the end of their graduation ceremony of the U.S. Military Academy class of 2021 at Michie Stadium on Saturday, May 22, 2021, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
Defense Secretary tells West Point cadets they're ready

May. 22, 2021 07:57 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press May. 21, 2021 07:00 AM EDT
Hartford Courant. May 18, 2021. Editorial: The angry, disruptive display at UHart’s commencement over switching to NCAA Division III was...

Cadets stand during the commencement for the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., Wednesday, May 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Biden celebrates Coast Guard, stresses role on world stage

By Alexandra Jaffe And Jonathan Lemire May. 19, 2021 01:49 PM EDT

Michigan lawmakers: Exempt graduations from crowd limits

By David Eggert May. 18, 2021 02:17 PM EDT
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan legislators gave final approval Tuesday to a bill that would exempt high school graduation ceremonies from a state order that...

Editorial Roundup: Kansas

By The Associated Press May. 18, 2021 12:46 PM EDT
Kansas City Star. May 14, 2021. Editorial: GOP blames Kelly for delays getting Kansans the unemployment checks they want to end ...

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing to examine an update from Federal officials on efforts to combat COVID-19, Tuesday, May 11, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via AP)
Fauci says pandemic exposed 'undeniable effects of racism'

May. 16, 2021 12:26 PM EDT

A child wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus holds a dinosaur shaped balloon walks at a public park in Beijing, Sunday, May 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
The Latest: Fauci says pandemic highlights racism's impact

By The Associated Press May. 16, 2021 05:45 AM EDT