Iowa City High Grad Wins Kennedy Human Rights Award

Talk of Iowa

English - June 22, 2020 21:42 - 18 minutes - ★★★★★ - 82 ratings
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Iowa City student journalist Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos took a class on social justice. That inspired her to investigate the racial breakdown of detention and suspension rates at her high school. Her investigation uncovered a significant disaparity and earned her national recognition.