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• Texas 'fight club' defendant sentenced to 3 years (AP)
• Kelly Clarkson and LeBron James in "get schooled" (Reuters)
• Some tips for taking out student loans (AP)
• Sharpton, Gingrich push Obama's school reforms (AP)

Texas 'fight club' defendant sentenced to 3 years (AP) Posted: 14 Aug 2009 04:31 PM PDT AP - A man convicted of helping run what police called a "fight club" that set developmentally disabled residents of a state-run center against each other was sentenced to three years in prison Friday.

Kelly Clarkson and LeBron James in "get schooled" (Reuters) Posted: 14 Aug 2009 04:00 PM PDT Reuters - Singer Kelly Clarkson and basketball superstar LeBron James are teaming up with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and broadcaster Viacom for a TV special to encourage America's youth to "Get Schooled," organizers said on Friday

Some tips for taking out student loans (AP) Posted: 14 Aug 2009 11:44 AM PDT AP - As credit standards for private loans have tightened, some for-profit, or "proprietary," colleges are now lending money directly to students.

Sharpton, Gingrich push Obama's school reforms (AP) Posted: 14 Aug 2009 04:40 AM PDT AP - Education Secretary Arne Duncan is joining forces with two unlikely allies, the Rev. Al Sharpton and Republican former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, to push cities to fix failing schools.

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