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• Teachers union calls for boycott of Nigeria school restart
• U.S. consumer watchdog accuses Corinthian Colleges of predatory loans
• Corinthian Colleges sued for predatory lending
• New history books become latest Texas school fight
• Colleges That Charge the Most for Applying

Teachers union calls for boycott of Nigeria school restart Posted: 16 Sep 2014 02:37 PM PDT Lagos (AFP) - The head of Nigeria's main teachers union called on Tuesday for a boycott of next week's re-opening of schools, saying there had not been enough training to protect against the Ebola virus.

U.S. consumer watchdog accuses Corinthian Colleges of predatory loans Posted: 16 Sep 2014 01:06 PM PDT By Elvina Nawaguna WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. consumer finance watchdog on Tuesday sued Corinthian Colleges for alleged predatory lending, saying that the for-profit institute lured students into taking out private student loans by touting "bogus" job prospects and using illegal debt-collection methods. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it wants the for-profit college company to pay $500 million in relief for the tens of thousands of students affected. ...

Corinthian Colleges sued for predatory lending Posted: 16 Sep 2014 12:44 PM PDT Corinthian Colleges is being sued by the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for what it calls a "predatory lending scheme."

New history books become latest Texas school fight Posted: 16 Sep 2014 12:20 PM PDT AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Board of Education is considering 104 proposed social studies, history, geography and government textbooks that publishers have submitted for approval and use in public schools statewide. Much of the criticism is from left-leaning academics who say too much emphasis is placed on America's Christian tradition. The outcome has national implications because, as America's second most-populous state, Texas is such a large textbook market that it could affect books sold elsewhere. Here is some background on its book battle.

Colleges That Charge the Most for Applying Posted: 16 Sep 2014 06:00 AM PDT The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: College and The Short List: Grad School to find data that matter to you in your college or graduate school search.

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