Forget the beige hallways and the simple squeak of chalk; the 1960s classroom was a high-stakes social laboratory.

A fight over a first-grader’s “any life” matters drawing asks whether students lose free speech rights at the elementary school door.

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Michelle Singletary writes the nationally syndicated personal finance column “The Color of Money,” which appears in The Washington Post on Wednesdays and Sundays. If you have a personal finance ...

Family members of United States' Laila Edwards cheer during a women's ice hockey semifinal game between the United States and Sweden at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026 ...

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As soon as U.S. hockey defender Laila Edwards skated onto the Olympic ice ahead of Thursday’s gold medal win against Canada, she scanned the stands for the real MVP: Her 91-year-old grandmother. “As ...