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• Oklahoma teachers fight education cuts by winning elections
• Illinois governor, leaders negotiating stopgap budget
• Relieving the fears of the college-bound
• DC schools chief Kaya Henderson to step down
• Egypt's president offers apology over leaked exams
• University of Connecticut revokes Cosby's honorary degree
• Supplies run out in southern Mexico amid teachers' protests
• Defrauded Student Loan Borrowers May Soon Have Discharge Options
• College students take to social media to take on terrorism
• UConn Revokes Bill Cosby's Honorary Degree

Oklahoma teachers fight education cuts by winning elections Posted: 29 Jun 2016 04:23 PM PDT OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Inner-city high school English teacher Mickey Dollens was fed up with low pay and cuts to public education, so he decided to run for the state Legislature to fix the problem.

Illinois governor, leaders negotiating stopgap budget Posted: 29 Jun 2016 04:06 PM PDT SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois lawmakers and Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner were trying to craft a short-term budget deal Wednesday to ensure public schools open this fall and other services are funded while a fight over a full spending plan continues.

Relieving the fears of the college-bound Posted: 29 Jun 2016 01:32 PM PDT A Consumer Reports poll of Americans with student loans offers a critical insight into the current state of higher education: More a quarter of those with college degrees said their education was not worth the cost. About 41 million Americans collectively owe more than $1.2 trillion in federal student loans – the biggest such burden of any country. On Tuesday, for example, Hillary Clinton proposed that $10 billion in federal money go for "alternative" education, such as online courses in computer coding, to ensure job-ready skills for innovation and entrepreneurship.

DC schools chief Kaya Henderson to step down Posted: 29 Jun 2016 01:09 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Kaya Henderson is stepping down after more than five years as chancellor of the District of Columbia's public schools, ending a long tenure that included improvements in standardized test scores but a stubborn achievement gap between black and white students.

Egypt's president offers apology over leaked exams Posted: 29 Jun 2016 01:05 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has apologized to high school students over the leaking of national exams.

University of Connecticut revokes Cosby's honorary degree Posted: 29 Jun 2016 11:04 AM PDT STORRS, Conn. (AP) — The University of Connecticut on Wednesday revoked an honorary degree awarded to Bill Cosby, saying he engaged in conduct "incongruent" with the university's values.

Supplies run out in southern Mexico amid teachers' protests Posted: 29 Jun 2016 08:25 AM PDT Business leaders and government officials said Wednesday that supplies of gasoline, food and other goods are running out in southern Mexico because protesting teachers have blockaded key highways. Tourism ...

Defrauded Student Loan Borrowers May Soon Have Discharge Options Posted: 29 Jun 2016 07:00 AM PDT In 2015, the Corinthian College conglomerate collapsed after federal officials found that the school had fraudulently inflated its job placement rates. The Department of Education sanctioned Corinthian while further investigations continued, at which point the school filed for bankruptcy, essentially leaving U.S. taxpayers with possibly tens of millions of dollars in federal student loans. In response, the Department of Education is undertaking a negotiated rulemaking procedure to clarify definitions and a process for borrower defense to repayment, an old and rarely used rule.

College students take to social media to take on terrorism Posted: 28 Jun 2016 09:27 PM PDT ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Students at one New York college are taking to social media to tackle terrorism.

UConn Revokes Bill Cosby's Honorary Degree Posted: 28 Jun 2016 09:00 PM PDT More than two dozen other colleges and universities around the country have rescinded the actor-comedian's honorary degrees or are considering doing so in the wake of allegations that he drugged and molested dozens of women.

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