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The pressure placed on schools and educators by high-stakes tests can lead to unintended consequences.

The launch comes just weeks after Pyongyang tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile. The Pentagon says the missile, which landed in the Sea of Japan, was no threat to the U.S.

President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act in 1963 in an effort to abolish wage discrimination based on gender. Half a century later, the Obama administration is pushing Congress to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, designed to make wage differences more transparent.

Host Scott Simon catches up on the week's sports with NPR's Tom Goldman.

Legal battles and local tensions persist two years after the North Dakota prairie was filled with thousands of indigenous and environmental protesters opposed to the Dakota Access Pipeline.

"Somebody with a technical background might think in a little bit different than the way, for instance, that a lawyer would think," says Chrissy Houlahan, a new lawmaker with a STEM background.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Rajwant Singh, co-chair of the National Sikh Campaign, about the new ad series, "We are Sikhs." The campaign seeks to raise awareness to hate crimes against Sikh Americans.

Plus other education news: College enrollment is on the decline, school district leaders take a stand against the Senate health care bill, and interest rates on student loans are going up.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Brandon Judd, president the National Border Patrol Council, about President Trump's plan to deploy National Guardsmen to assist with border security.

When flights from Texas to Washington were canceled because of snow, GOP Rep. Will Hurd and Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke decided to make the trip by car — together.