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• Ohio school district sues over Obama's transgender directive
• Illinois governor vetoes $3.9 billion FY 2016 spending bill
• White House asks colleges to look beyond criminal records
• University of Minnesota to award honorary degree to Prince
• New Pittsburgh superintendent faces more questions on resume
• Canon unveils seven new online video classes for photographers
• Chilean student march ends with scuffles, church desecration
• School closing threat spurs move to cut Kansas courts' power
• US sues NYC, saying it allowed discrimination at high school
• Michigan legislature approves Detroit school bailout: What's next?
• Parents upset after high lead levels detected at 12 CPS schools
• Soledad O'Brien on How Education Can Combat Gender Pay Gap, Being "Disappointed" in Cable News' Election Coverage

Ohio school district sues over Obama's transgender directive Posted: 10 Jun 2016 03:17 PM PDT COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A school district accused of sex-based discrimination against a transgender student is suing President Barack Obama's administration over its directive that public schools let such students use bathrooms and locker rooms matching their gender identity.

Illinois governor vetoes $3.9 billion FY 2016 spending bill Posted: 10 Jun 2016 01:40 PM PDT Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner on Friday vetoed a bill passed by the Democratic-controlled legislature in April to spend nearly $3.9 billion on state services that have not been funded due to an ongoing fiscal 2016 budget impasse. The Republican governor called the legislation "an empty promise." "The bill purports to appropriate $3.89 billion, including more than $3 billion in general funds that the state does not have, for higher education and social service providers, but provides no source of funding," Rauner said in his veto message. The political stalemate between Rauner and Democrats has left Illinois as the only U.S. state without a complete fiscal 2016 budget, operating instead on court-ordered spending and a muddled patchwork of ongoing and stopgap appropriations.

White House asks colleges to look beyond criminal records Posted: 10 Jun 2016 10:18 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is asking colleges and universities to rethink how they factor in an applicant's criminal history during the admission process.

University of Minnesota to award honorary degree to Prince Posted: 10 Jun 2016 08:57 AM PDT MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The University of Minnesota will award a posthumous honorary degree to music legend Prince.

New Pittsburgh superintendent faces more questions on resume Posted: 10 Jun 2016 08:46 AM PDT The newly hired superintendent of Pittsburgh's public schools is facing new concerns of possible plagiarism and the school board scheduled an emergency meeting so he can address them. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ...

Canon unveils seven new online video classes for photographers Posted: 09 Jun 2016 05:09 PM PDT Canon is looking to make learning photography simpler with a new online learning platform. The program launched Wednesday with seven new on-demand video classes.

Chilean student march ends with scuffles, church desecration Posted: 09 Jun 2016 03:12 PM PDT A student march in Chile's capital on Thursday ended with violent confrontations with police and the sacking of a Catholic church as the radicalization of the country's politically powerful student movement intensified. University and high school students in Chile have become increasingly disenchanted with the left-leaning government of President Michelle Bachelet.

School closing threat spurs move to cut Kansas courts' power Posted: 09 Jun 2016 02:53 PM PDT TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Republicans, irked by a court's threat to keep public schools closed until legislators change the way they're funded, are considering an amendment to the state constitution blocking such rulings in the future.

US sues NYC, saying it allowed discrimination at high school Posted: 09 Jun 2016 02:28 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. attorney sued the New York City Department of Education Thursday, saying it violated federal discrimination laws by letting a Queens high school discriminate against black teachers.

Michigan legislature approves Detroit school bailout: What's next? Posted: 09 Jun 2016 01:50 PM PDT After hours of emotional debate, Michigan's Legislature approved a $617-million rescue plan for the Detroit Public Schools late last night. The bill will now go to Michigan governor Rick Snyder for approval. Although some say that the legislature could have done more to deal with Detroit's structural problems, others say the bill accomplishes the most important task: eliminating Detroit's debt.

Parents upset after high lead levels detected at 12 CPS schools Posted: 09 Jun 2016 10:24 AM PDT Elevated lead levels have been detected in a dozen Chicago Public Schools and parents are not happy.

Soledad O'Brien on How Education Can Combat Gender Pay Gap, Being "Disappointed" in Cable News' Election Coverage Posted: 08 Jun 2016 09:00 PM PDT The veteran journalist talked to THR about drawing on her own life to inspire the scholars helped by her Starfish Foundation higher-education charity, ahead of Thursday night's annual benefit gala.

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