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• South Dakota House fails to override veto of transgender bathroom bill
• Expelled pregnant girls back at school in S.Leone
• Use Spring Break to Find, Win College Scholarships
• Chicago schools fast running out of cash as standoff with Illinois governor worsens
• TV Land Orders 'First Wives Club,' Kyle Richards Pilots, Renews 'Teachers,' More

South Dakota House fails to override veto of transgender bathroom bill Posted: 03 Mar 2016 02:06 PM PST (Reuters) - The South Dakota House of Representatives failed on Thursday to override a veto by Governor Dennis Daugaard of a bill that would have made the state the first in the United States to dictate what bathrooms transgender students can use in public schools. By a vote of 36-29, supporters of the bill did not muster the two-thirds vote required in both chambers to override the veto. The proposed law would have required transgender pupils to use restrooms and locker rooms in public schools that correspond to their gender at birth.

Expelled pregnant girls back at school in S.Leone Posted: 03 Mar 2016 02:05 PM PST All schools were closed from June 2014 to April 2015 in Sierra Leone as part of government efforts to curb the spread of the Ebola virus, which killed almost 4,000 people in the country. As a result many girls missed exams to gain entrance to higher secondary school, university or college. Education Minister Brima Turay said the girls, some of whom were still in the primary system when they became pregnant, were readmitted in January after being banned from mainstream schooling for being a "negative influence" on others.

Use Spring Break to Find, Win College Scholarships Posted: 03 Mar 2016 07:00 AM PST Spring break allows students to enjoy some much-needed rest and relaxation -- but it's also a great opportunity to find and win scholarships to fund a college education. Take advantage of these tips that will not only get your scholarship search and application process started, but will also leave time for enjoying spring break plans. -- Ask for letters of recommendation before the break: Your counselors and teachers like to enjoy their spring breaks, too.

Chicago schools fast running out of cash as standoff with Illinois governor worsens Posted: 02 Mar 2016 10:12 PM PST Chicago's cash-starved public schools' district may be choked off from more loans and find itself unable to meet a $676 million pension payment in June because of a deepening legal dispute with Illinois' governor. The state's school board, stocked with Republican Governor Bruce Rauner's appointees, is expected to declare Chicago's school system in "financial difficulty" as early as April under an Illinois law authorizing state takeovers of financially distressed school systems. Rauner, who is seeking to take over the schools' district, contends that finding would bar the nation's third-largest public school system from further borrowing.

TV Land Orders 'First Wives Club,' Kyle Richards Pilots, Renews 'Teachers,' More Posted: 02 Mar 2016 09:00 PM PST The Viacom-owned cable network has also signed 'Younger' creator Darren Star to an overall deal.

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