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• Former Detroit principal pleads guilty to kickback charges
• Comptroller: 3 state colleges owe students fee explanation
• Current, former Detroit principals charged in bribery case
• Some principals charged with kickbacks faced financial woes
• New Partnership Helps Minority College Students Study Abroad
• Gov't launches new website for student loan borrowers
• Yale keeps name of college tied to 19th century slavery defender
• Yale to keep name of college honoring supporter of slavery
• Arne Duncan: Why Prisoners Need College Ed

Former Detroit principal pleads guilty to kickback charges Posted: 28 Apr 2016 03:12 PM PDT Clara Smith, one of 13 current and former Detroit Public Schools principals charged in the case, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of conspiracy to commit federal program bribery, and could face up to 5 years in prison, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Frances Lee Carlson. Smith, 67, is the first of the 13 principals to enter a plea in the case. The alleged kickbacks came to light after the federal judge who oversaw Detroit's historic bankruptcy began to tackle the financial problems of the city's schools, which are drowning under $3.5 billion of debt.

Comptroller: 3 state colleges owe students fee explanation Posted: 28 Apr 2016 12:32 PM PDT Three state colleges and universities aren't clear with students on how the fees they charge are being spent, a New Jersey regulatory agency said. The Office of the State Comptroller said Wednesday that ...

Current, former Detroit principals charged in bribery case Posted: 28 Apr 2016 10:39 AM PDT DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. Attorney's office has charged 12 current and former Detroit Public Schools principals, one district administrator and a long-time vendor with conspiracy to commit bribery in school supply kickback schemes. The following lists their names, schools and kickback amounts, along with details of personal financial problems:

Some principals charged with kickbacks faced financial woes Posted: 28 Apr 2016 09:56 AM PDT DETROIT (AP) — A dozen Detroit principals and an administrator are accused of finding a way to bleed their struggling public schools of $900,000 — ordering chairs, writing paper and other supplies that in most cases were never delivered, even as investigators doggedly battled fraud in a district that lacks textbooks and even toilet paper.

New Partnership Helps Minority College Students Study Abroad Posted: 28 Apr 2016 06:00 AM PDT The college student population has become increasingly diverse in the last few decades, but white students are still the majority of undergrads who study abroad. Only 8.3 percent of Hispanic college students and 5.6 percent of black undergrads typically study abroad, according to the Council on International Educational Exchange. Lack of money and familiarity with college study abroad programs are often obstacles for many minorities who want to enroll in an academic program overseas, experts say.

Gov't launches new website for student loan borrowers Posted: 28 Apr 2016 12:45 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Education has launched a new website to help people with student loans find a repayment option that best suits their needs.

Yale keeps name of college tied to 19th century slavery defender Posted: 27 Apr 2016 06:48 PM PDT Yale University will keep the name of its Calhoun College, named after former U.S. Vice President John Calhoun, despite objections by students unhappy with its association with a prominent defender of slavery, the school said on Wednesday. The Ivy League school in Connecticut, which is among several universities that have recently faced calls to dissociate themselves from symbols associated with racism, said it hoped its decision would encourage the campus to confront the history of slavery. It also said it would change the title of the officers who lead its 12 undergraduate residential colleges to head of college from master, a term some people connected to slavery.

Yale to keep name of college honoring supporter of slavery Posted: 27 Apr 2016 06:15 PM PDT Yale University said Wednesday it has decided to keep the name of a residential college named for 19th-century alumnus and ardent supporter of slavery John C. Calhoun but will eliminate the title "master" for faculty members.

Arne Duncan: Why Prisoners Need College Ed Posted: 27 Apr 2016 05:00 PM PDT The former secretary of education tells OZY about a plan to educate inmates - and the transformative power of education.

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