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• Most victims of fiery California bus crash died of smoke inhalation
• There’s No Point in Releasing Prisoners, Ever—Unless We Do This
• Black colleges face hard choices on $25M Koch gift
• Research, Discuss Sexual Violence on College Campuses as a Family

Most victims of fiery California bus crash died of smoke inhalation Posted: 22 Jul 2014 02:43 PM PDT (Reuters) - Most of the 10 people killed in a fiery crash of a bus full of college hopefuls in Northern California survived the initial impact and died of smoke inhalation from flames that engulfed the vehicle, the county coroner said on Tuesday. Seven of those who died after a FedEx truck crashed into the bus taking high school students to a college recruitment event in April succumbed to asphyxiation due to smoke inhalation, while two died of trauma sustained in the crash, the Glenn County Coroner's Office said. The dead in the crash in the city of Orland, an agricultural community north of Sacramento, included five Los Angeles-area students on their way to tour a Northern California university campus, as well as their chaperones and both drivers. While traveling south on Interstate 5, the FedEx truck gradually veered left and crossed a 58-foot-wide median before entering oncoming lanes of traffic, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report published in April.

There’s No Point in Releasing Prisoners, Ever—Unless We Do This Posted: 22 Jul 2014 12:26 PM PDT In his college-level classes in New York's correctional institutions, Baz Dreisinger has students who come from all races and backgrounds, and they are often extremely intelligent. The academic director of the Prison-to-College Pipeline at John Jay College of Criminal Justice has seen firsthand that no matter the prisoner's background or continued access to higher education outside confinement, even the most talented students struggle to find solid work and safe housing after release. "I had one student who was particularly bright," Dreisinger recalls. "I was certain he was going to be successful." On release, however, the student had no family to take him in, leaving him with one option: living in a dangerous halfway house.

Black colleges face hard choices on $25M Koch gift Posted: 22 Jul 2014 11:12 AM PDT America's black colleges are struggling for funds. The Republican Party is struggling to attract black voters.

Research, Discuss Sexual Violence on College Campuses as a Family Posted: 22 Jul 2014 05:30 AM PDT As sexual assaults on college campuses make headlines, many parents of prospective college students struggle to address the issue with their families and universities. In May, the Department of Education released the names of more than 50 institutions that are under investigation for possible Title IX violations, which concern the handling of sexual violence and harassment complaints. In early July, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., released a report that found that many of the 440 institutions surveyed failed to comply with federal requirements for handling sexual assault cases. Sexual violence can be an uncomfortable topic to discuss, so experts provide the following advice on what prospective students and their parents should know about the issue as they research colleges.

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