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• Chicago schools would have less funding in governor's budget
• Businessman pleads guilty in CPS kickbacks case
• Vigil planned for 2 college students killed in shooting
• 'Stackable' Credential Options Rise in Online Education
• Puerto Rico church strips teachers of pension amid crisis

Chicago schools would have less funding in governor's budget Posted: 12 Apr 2016 01:41 PM PDT The head of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) said on Tuesday that Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner's fiscal 2017 school funding budget would hurt the financially ailing district. Projected per-district funding levels released by the Illinois State Board of Education on Tuesday indicate CPS would receive nearly $893 million in the fiscal year that begins July 1, a drop of $74.4 million from the current fiscal year. "It makes our already grave fiscal crisis graver," CPS CEO Forrest Claypool told reporters.

Businessman pleads guilty in CPS kickbacks case Posted: 12 Apr 2016 10:47 AM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — A defendant in a Chicago Public Schools kickbacks case has changed his plea to guilty.

Vigil planned for 2 college students killed in shooting Posted: 12 Apr 2016 09:20 AM PDT BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Southern University in Louisiana is planning a candlelight vigil Tuesday for two 19-year-old students who were shot and killed at a party outside an off-campus apartment complex.

'Stackable' Credential Options Rise in Online Education Posted: 12 Apr 2016 07:00 AM PDT When David Anderton, who owns a Web development company based in London, decided he wanted more business knowledge, he realized he didn't have the time to pursue a full-length master's degree program. The program allows students to complete five MOOCs and earn a verified certificate from each, and then complete a capstone exam and receive the MITx MicroMaster's credential to illustrate expertise in supply chain management. Credentials that recognize achievement on a smaller scale than degrees, ranging from digital badges to credit-bearing certificates, have gained momentum in online higher education, experts say.

Puerto Rico church strips teachers of pension amid crisis Posted: 11 Apr 2016 09:00 PM PDT After 36 years teaching English at a Roman Catholic school near Puerto Rico's capital, Norma Cardoza planned to retire with a modest pension she trusted she would get from the Archdiocese of San Juan. ...

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