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• Nervous Fetty Wap greeted with cheers at hometown concert
• Free or discounted software licenses and cloud resources for students and educators
• Study finds peak months for college students' 1st drug use
• Schools in Australia barred from showing gay film
• U.S. court approves Corinthian Colleges' liquidation plan: WSJ
• Corinthian Colleges Wins Approval for Liquidation Plan

Nervous Fetty Wap greeted with cheers at hometown concert Posted: 27 Aug 2015 04:28 PM PDT PATERSON, N.J. (AP) — Popular rap artist Fetty Wap was greeted with wild cheers Thursday as he put on a concert for a crowd of high school students in his New Jersey hometown of Paterson.

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Study finds peak months for college students' 1st drug use Posted: 27 Aug 2015 04:10 AM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — Parents worried that their college-bound children might succumb to the temptations of campus life may want to take note of a new analysis that found that students tend to experiment with specific types of drugs for the first time during certain times of year.

Schools in Australia barred from showing gay film Posted: 26 Aug 2015 07:34 PM PDT A film about children with same-sex parents has been barred from being shown in public schools throughout Australia's most populous state, despite the documentary makers insisting students will benefit. "Gayby Baby", which chronicles four children growing up with gay parents, was due to be shown in high schools in New South Wales as part of the student-led Wear it Purple initiative on Friday, which promotes diversity and inclusiveness. "I have directed the Department of Education to ensure the film is not shown during school hours," he said, in a move backed by state Premier Mike Baird.

U.S. court approves Corinthian Colleges' liquidation plan: WSJ Posted: 26 Aug 2015 07:07 PM PDT The liquidating plan sets aside more than $4 million as debt relief to help former students pursue discharges for student loans incurred at Corinthian schools, the Journal said. Corinthian was not immediately available for comment. Late last year, Corinthian sold off more than half its campuses after it was subject to multiple federal and state probes into matters as whether it misled investors and students about its finances and job placement rates.

Corinthian Colleges Wins Approval for Liquidation Plan Posted: 26 Aug 2015 02:47 PM PDT A bankruptcy judge has approved Corinthian Colleges Inc.'s plan to liquidate its assets, largely concluding the defunct for-profit education company's chapter 11 bankruptcy case. The liquidating plan sets aside more than $4 million to benefit former students in their efforts to pursue discharges of student loans incurred at Corinthian schools, including Everest, WyoTech and Heald colleges. Corinthian Colleges wound down under a chapter 11 process, giving the parties the flexibility to negotiate a fund for students that wouldn't have been available in a chapter 7 liquidation.

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