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• Kentucky students get hard lesson in politics from lawmakers
• Bahrain detains student, teachers over Koranic recitation to music
• German teachers on strike for higher wages
• Can a Student Aid Bill of Rights Help Fix America's College Debt Crisis?

Kentucky students get hard lesson in politics from lawmakers Posted: 11 Mar 2015 04:35 PM PDT FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A group of bright-eyed, clean-cut high school students whose ideas of government were shaped by "Schoolhouse Rock" wrote a bill and watched it sail through the Kentucky state legislature this year in the type of feel-good story that had parents beaming.

Bahrain detains student, teachers over Koranic recitation to music Posted: 11 Mar 2015 09:10 AM PDT Bahrain's public prosecutor has charged a high school student and two teachers with insulting Islam in connection with a video showing the student reciting verses from the Koran to musical accompaniment, state news agency BNA reported on Wednesday. The Ministry of Education investigated the video and found that the school had entered a competition for Koranic recitation, commonly held for children around the Muslim world. Two teachers and the student were subsequently questioned by the public prosecutor. "It also ordered them detained protectively over the case." Western-allied Bahrain has a Shi'ite Muslim majority and is ruled by the Sunni Muslim al-Khalifa dynasty.

German teachers on strike for higher wages Posted: 11 Mar 2015 04:21 AM PDT BERLIN (AP) — Thousands of German public service workers are staging a short-term strike in a bid to receive higher wages and preserve pension benefits.

Can a Student Aid Bill of Rights Help Fix America's College Debt Crisis? Posted: 10 Mar 2015 06:05 PM PDT Now, thanks to President Obama, people who've borrowed money to pay for college will have a Bill of Rights too. During a speech on Tuesday to a crowd of nearly 10,000 students at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, the president announced the creation of a Student Aid Bill of Rights, four new rules that will make it easier for grads to navigate the loan repayment process. According to the Student Aid Bill of Rights, every student in America should have access to a high-quality, affordable higher education, be able to easily find the resources they need to pay for college, be able to choose an affordable repayment plan for student loans, and receive quality customer service, reliable information, and fair treatment when repaying loans. Prior to his visit in Atlanta, President Obama signed a memorandum that mandates the creation of a centralized website where borrowers can access information about how much they owe and figure out repayment options.

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