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• Ex-Chicago Public Schools CEO pleads guilty, apologizes
• The Latest: Ex-Chicago Public School CEO apologizes
• Former Chicago schools CEO pleads guilty in corruption case
• Ex-head of Chicago Public Schools pleads guilty in alleged bribery, kickbacks scheme
• Corruption in Chicago Public Schools: Ex-CEO admits to accepting bribes
• 3 Upcoming Changes to the FAFSA That College Students Should Understand
• American Nobel laureate Richard Heck is buried in Manila

Ex-Chicago Public Schools CEO pleads guilty, apologizes Posted: 13 Oct 2015 01:19 PM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — An hour after pleading guilty to her role in a scheme to steer $23 million in no-bid contracts to education firms for $2.3 million in bribes and kickbacks, the former head of Chicago Public Schools apologized Tuesday to students, parents and employees, saying they deserved "much more than I gave to them."

The Latest: Ex-Chicago Public School CEO apologizes Posted: 13 Oct 2015 10:26 AM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — The latest in the criminal case against former Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett (all times local):

Former Chicago schools CEO pleads guilty in corruption case Posted: 13 Oct 2015 10:22 AM PDT A former Chicago Public Schools chief executive officer pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to one count of wire fraud in a case involving $2 million in kickbacks and bribes she agreed to accept in exchange for a lucrative contract. Barbara Byrd-Bennett, 66, resigned in June amid a federal probe into a $20.5 million no-bid contract for a principal training program the cash-strapped district had awarded to her previous employer, educational consulting firm SUPES Academy. Federal Judge Edmond Chang accepted Byrd-Bennett's plea and set Jan. 27 as the next hearing in the case after her lawyers and prosecutors hammer out the details of her sentence.

Ex-head of Chicago Public Schools pleads guilty in alleged bribery, kickbacks scheme Posted: 13 Oct 2015 08:37 AM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — Ex-head of Chicago Public Schools pleads guilty in alleged bribery, kickbacks scheme.

Corruption in Chicago Public Schools: Ex-CEO admits to accepting bribes Posted: 13 Oct 2015 08:04 AM PDT Former CEO of Chicago Public Schools Barbara Byrd-Bennett is charged with several counts of federal corruption for her alleged role in a scheme to steer more than $23 million in Chicago Public Schools (CPS) contracts in exchange for kickbacks and bribes worth about $2.3 million. Prosecutors allege the scheme started in 2012, the same year that she became chief executive officer of the district. Last week, Mayor Rahm Emanuel released a statement saying he was "saddened and disappointed to learn about the criminal activity" that led to the indictment.

3 Upcoming Changes to the FAFSA That College Students Should Understand Posted: 13 Oct 2015 05:30 AM PDT Some important changes are coming to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid next year, but Joseph Orsolini, a college financial aid adviser in the Chicago area, hasn't fielded many questions from parents. "It's still so new and fresh that people don't realize these changes are going forward," says Orsolini, who runs College Aid Planners, advising 250 to 300 families each year and conducting financial aid nights at local schools and libraries. The changes, which will be implemented over the course of 2016, will significantly affect the process of filing for federal financial aid and, for some families, the amount of aid they'll receive.

American Nobel laureate Richard Heck is buried in Manila Posted: 13 Oct 2015 12:53 AM PDT MANILA, Philippines (AP) — American Nobel laureate for chemistry Richard Heck, who designed a method of building complex molecules that has helped fight cancer, protect crops and make electronic devices, was buried Tuesday in a metropolitan Manila cemetery beside the tomb of his Filipino wife. He was 84.

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