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• Education Secretary Arne Duncan steps down after 7-year term
• Acting education secretary says teachers saved him
• Arne Duncan to resign: Who will head Department of Education?
• Cairo University bans teachers from wearing face veil
• Man charged in deaths of 2 Virginia college students gets 3 life sentences in 2005 sex assault
• Sensitive student data at risk on top college websites
• Education Secretary Arne Duncan stepping down
• AP sources: Education Secretary Arne Duncan to step down in December
• NYC celebrates 150th anniversary of 'Alice in Wonderland'

Education Secretary Arne Duncan steps down after 7-year term Posted: 02 Oct 2015 03:13 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Arne Duncan, who followed President Barack Obama to Washington to serve as his education secretary, announced Friday he will step down following a seven-year tenure marked by a willingness to plunge head-on into the heated debate about the government's role in education.

Acting education secretary says teachers saved him Posted: 02 Oct 2015 03:09 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department's incoming secretary, John King Jr., recognizes that education can be the difference between life and death. After all, he said Friday, it was for him.

Arne Duncan to resign: Who will head Department of Education? Posted: 02 Oct 2015 12:12 PM PDT Arne Duncan, one of President Obama's longest-serving advisors announced Friday that he will step down in December. Education Secretary Duncan sent an email to his staff saying that he is moving back to Chicago to live with his family. With the departure, Mr. Obama is losing one of his remaining original cabinet members.

Cairo University bans teachers from wearing face veil Posted: 02 Oct 2015 12:05 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — The recent decision to ban all female staff from wearing the full face veil aims to put an end to student complaints of "poor communication" in class, the head of Egypt's Cairo University said Friday.

Man charged in deaths of 2 Virginia college students gets 3 life sentences in 2005 sex assault Posted: 02 Oct 2015 11:38 AM PDT FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Man charged in deaths of 2 Virginia college students gets 3 life sentences in 2005 sex assault.

Sensitive student data at risk on top college websites Posted: 02 Oct 2015 10:11 AM PDT In one of the most glaring recent examples, some 80,000 students of the California State University system had personal data exposed in an early September breach. Cal State has plenty of company, too. Using the website encryption analysis tool SSL Labs, Passcode analyzed sites for the eight Ivy League schools and top eight public schools as ranked by US News & World Report to determine which schools employ HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), a security measure that ensures students connect only to secure versions of their school's site.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan stepping down Posted: 02 Oct 2015 09:01 AM PDT Education Secretary Arne Duncan, one of the longest-serving members of President Barack Obama's Cabinet, will step down in December, officials said Friday.

AP sources: Education Secretary Arne Duncan to step down in December Posted: 02 Oct 2015 08:15 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — AP sources: Education Secretary Arne Duncan to step down in December.

NYC celebrates 150th anniversary of 'Alice in Wonderland' Posted: 02 Oct 2015 07:55 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is marking the 150th anniversary of "Alice in Wonderland" with an array of events celebrating the adventures and characters in the beloved children's tale.

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