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• Three former Berkeley students sue university over sexual assaults
• Chobani selected as Greek yogurt provider for school lunches
• Colorado Supreme Court rules against school voucher program
• 'My life was wasted,' ex-Boston mob boss Bulger tells students: report
• Supreme Court will re-hear Texas affirmative action
• Global Innovation Exchange: A new kind of investment in higher ed
• Find Child Care Resources for Community College Students
• College Students Dish on 3 Actions to Take the Summer Before School
• California vaccine bill goes to lawmakers for final vote
• 3 Ways Colleges Are Working to Improve Online Learning

Three former Berkeley students sue university over sexual assaults Posted: 29 Jun 2015 04:00 PM PDT The lawsuit, filed in Alameda County Superior Court, says Berkeley failed to comply with a federal regulation known as Title IX, a 1972 law that prohibits gender discrimination at schools that receive federal funds. The White House has declared sex crimes an "epidemic" on U.S. college campuses, with one in five students falling victim to sex assault during their college years. Last year, the U.S. Department of Education released a list of 55 colleges, including Berkeley, that were under investigation to determine if their handling of sexual assaults and harassment violated Title IX.

Chobani selected as Greek yogurt provider for school lunches Posted: 29 Jun 2015 02:45 PM PDT Public schools across America will soon offer Greek yogurt as a meat substitute in school lunches beginning this fall. Chobani, a manufacturer of Greek yogurt, officials announced Monday it had been selected ...

Colorado Supreme Court rules against school voucher program Posted: 29 Jun 2015 01:18 PM PDT Colorado's Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a controversial school voucher program in a Denver suburb violates the state's constitution because it provides funding for students to attend religious schools. The Colorado Court of Appeals had previously upheld the system first proposed four years ago by Douglas County, which granted taxpayer-funded scholarships to up to 500 qualifying elementary, middle, and high school students for tuition at 23 private schools, including 16 religious ones. The state Supreme Court noted that when opponents first filed suit against the Choice Scholarship Program in June 2011, three months after it was approved by the county's school board, some 93 percent of recipients were set to attend religious schools.

'My life was wasted,' ex-Boston mob boss Bulger tells students: report Posted: 29 Jun 2015 11:49 AM PDT Long-time Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger told a group of Massachusetts high school students who had written to ask him questions for a research project that his "life was wasted and spent foolishly," the Boston Globe reported. Bulger, 85, was convicted in 2013 of committing or ordering the murders of 11 people when he ruled Boston's criminal underworld in the 1970s and 1980s and is serving two consecutive life sentences in federal prison. Four students from Apponequet Regional High School in Lakeville, Massachusetts, had written to ask him questions for a research paper on leadership and got a terse, apologetic four-paragraph reply letter, the newspaper reported on Sunday.

Supreme Court will re-hear Texas affirmative action Posted: 29 Jun 2015 09:50 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will dive back into the fight over the use of race in admissions at the University of Texas, a decision that presages tighter limits on affirmative action in higher education.

Global Innovation Exchange: A new kind of investment in higher ed Posted: 29 Jun 2015 08:32 AM PDT Microsoft, the University of Washington and Tsinghua University are joining forces to create a new type of higher education.

Find Child Care Resources for Community College Students Posted: 29 Jun 2015 06:30 AM PDT "Managing child care, school responsibilities and often work can be extremely challenging , and the difficulties with child care can be one of the primary reasons that students with children have to take breaks from school , or possibly quit and never return," says Barbara Gault, vice president and executive director of the Institute for Women's Policy Research, a research organization that focuses on women's issues. For one thing, child care is expensive. In many states the average cost of child care often exceeds the cost of housing, tuition, food and transportation, according to a 2014 report from Child Care Aware of America.

College Students Dish on 3 Actions to Take the Summer Before School Posted: 29 Jun 2015 06:00 AM PDT Summer is well underway, and the class of 2019 is preparing for the transition to university life. So what should these college-bound students focus on most to best prepare?

California vaccine bill goes to lawmakers for final vote Posted: 29 Jun 2015 04:45 AM PDT California lawmakers are considering a measure that will require vaccinations for most children in public schools. The state Senate was expected to take the final vote required before sending the contentious ...

3 Ways Colleges Are Working to Improve Online Learning Posted: 29 Jun 2015 04:30 AM PDT For many online students, the flexibility of an online degree or certification program outweighs the possibility of a less immersive student experience. But without having to physically walk into a classroom, an adviser's office or a study session, experts say students who are struggling to keep up or stay interested in course work are sometimes more difficult to recognize and easier to ignore. As a result, some programs are using innovative methods to foster an online educational experience that is more supportive, engaging, and responsive to student demands.

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