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• Illinois Senate passes grant program for needy college students
• Oregon high school students protest 'build a wall' banner
• Here’s Why Bernie Sanders’ Focus on College Costs Is Working
• Ex-college students face hearing in slaying of girl, 13
• Bangladesh teachers protest penance for 'Islam insult'

Illinois Senate passes grant program for needy college students Posted: 19 May 2016 03:12 PM PDT By Dave McKinney CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Illinois Senate on Thursday earmarked $227.2 million for low-income college students whose need-based financial aid has been imperiled by the state's 11-month budget impasse. Rauner spokeswoman Catherine Kelley declined to say whether the governor intends to sign or veto the legislation, saying only "Governor Rauner remains committed to reaching a balanced budget alongside meaningful reforms in a bipartisan manner." Illinois' public universities and community colleges and the MAP program have only received a fraction of what they had expected from the state since July because Rauner and the Democratic-led legislature have yet to agree on a Fiscal 2016 spending plan. A stopgap $600 million higher-education funding package enacted by Rauner last month offered some relief, but an early-May effort to appropriate an additional $454 million on top of the April total stalled in the Illinois House of Representatives after passing the Senate.

Oregon high school students protest 'build a wall' banner Posted: 19 May 2016 02:02 PM PDT PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Hundreds of Oregon high school students walked out of class Thursday to protest a banner that made reference to Donald Trump's plan for a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico.

Here’s Why Bernie Sanders’ Focus on College Costs Is Working Posted: 19 May 2016 10:33 AM PDT The Democratic presidential primary seems likely to drag on into June, with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders vowing to keep campaigning "until the last ballot is cast" even though he has virtually no chance of success. Today, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released a study that shows one reason why calls to make higher education more affordable have been resonating.

Ex-college students face hearing in slaying of girl, 13 Posted: 19 May 2016 08:24 AM PDT RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Prosecutors may reveal more details Friday in the case against two former Virginia Tech students accused of plotting to kidnap and murder a socially awkward 13-year-old girl who authorities say climbed out a window to rendezvous with them after midnight last January.

Bangladesh teachers protest penance for 'Islam insult' Posted: 19 May 2016 03:59 AM PDT Thousand of teachers took to the streets across Bangladesh Thursday to protest against a lawmaker's punishment of a headmaster falsely accused of insulting Islam, after the incident went viral on social media. Teachers from universities, schools and seminaries held rallies in support of the headmaster after opposition MP Salim Osman ordered him to squat while holding his ears -- a demeaning punishment in the Muslim-majority country. Shyamol Kanti Bhakta was punished last week in Bandar town, outside Dhaka, in front of hundreds of people after he was falsely accused of making derogatory remarks against Islam.

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