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• Milwaukee teacher's aide fired, charged with child abuse
• LA children's choir pays homage to Prince with musical tribute
• Illinois lawmakers pass $600M aid for struggling colleges
• Georgia lawmaker targets guidelines on campus sexual assault
• The Latest: Illinois universities grateful; say more needed
• Illinois lawmakers pass $600 million university stopgap

Milwaukee teacher's aide fired, charged with child abuse Posted: 22 Apr 2016 04:55 PM PDT MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Public Schools system says a teacher's aide has been fired after pushing a student to the floor in an incident caught on video.

LA children's choir pays homage to Prince with musical tribute Posted: 22 Apr 2016 04:01 PM PDT The music of Prince was brought to life a day after his death, as 1,000 Los Angeles high school students sang a tribute to the late singer. The students came together from 31 Los Angeles-area schools at the Walt Disney Concert Hall and sang "Purple Rain." Prince, born Prince Rogers Nelson, was found dead in an elevator at his suburban Minneapolis home on Thursday at the age of 57, shocking millions of fans around the world and prompting glowing tributes.

Illinois lawmakers pass $600M aid for struggling colleges Posted: 22 Apr 2016 03:22 PM PDT SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois' college and universities received a much-needed lifeline Friday when lawmakers approved a $600 million short-term funding fix for the institutions, which have been struggling without state funding during the monthslong budget stalemate, even laying off employees.

Georgia lawmaker targets guidelines on campus sexual assault Posted: 22 Apr 2016 02:17 PM PDT ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia state lawmaker and his wife have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education and its Office for Civil Rights, alleging that it is trying to "micromanage student sex lives" with its regulations on how colleges and universities should handle allegations of sexual assault and harassment.

The Latest: Illinois universities grateful; say more needed Posted: 22 Apr 2016 12:32 PM PDT SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Latest on the Illinois Legislature's plan to fund higher education and other legislative issues (all times local):

Illinois lawmakers pass $600 million university stopgap Posted: 22 Apr 2016 11:41 AM PDT Illinois' cash-starved public universities and community colleges won a temporary financial reprieve on Friday after the state legislature approved a $600 million funding plan, offering a rare break in the state's long-running budget stalemate. The legislation now goes to Republican Governor Bruce Rauner, who praised its passage and is expected to sign it. "By passing this bipartisan agreement, lawmakers in both chambers put aside political differences to provide emergency assistance for higher education, ensuring universities and community colleges remain open and low-income students can pay for school," Rauner said.

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