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• Feds investigating Sandusky fine Penn State a record $2.4M
• Governor won't budge on saying Alabama school system 'sucks'
• Penn State fined $2.4 million for failures related to Sandusky child abuse
• 4 high school students killed in Mexico
• 10 Types of Credentials You Can Earn Online
• How tax cuts changed Wisconsin
• Arizona man arrested for hacking email accounts at universities

Feds investigating Sandusky fine Penn State a record $2.4M Posted: 03 Nov 2016 01:39 PM PDT The U.S. Department of Education is hitting Penn State with a record $2.4 million fine for violating a law that requires colleges and universities to report campus crimes and warn people if their safety is threatened.

Governor won't budge on saying Alabama school system 'sucks' Posted: 03 Nov 2016 01:33 PM PDT MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley isn't budging on saying his state's educational system 'sucks.'

Penn State fined $2.4 million for failures related to Sandusky child abuse Posted: 03 Nov 2016 12:30 PM PDT Penn State University was hit with a $2.4 million fine on Thursday by the U.S. Department of Education for its mishandling of child molestation complaints against convicted former football coach Jerry Sandusky. The department issued the penalty alongside a scathing 239-page report that capped a five-year investigation into how the school complied with a federal law, the Clery Act, requiring schools to report campus crimes and warn students of any danger. The school violated the law when it failed to alert its students and employees that Sandusky was going to be criminally charged in 2011, according to the department.

4 high school students killed in Mexico Posted: 03 Nov 2016 10:36 AM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Officials say four high school students have been found slain south of Mexico City.

10 Types of Credentials You Can Earn Online Posted: 03 Nov 2016 06:30 AM PDT When it comes to online learning, students should choose a credential that fulfills their goals while providing flexibility -- whether it's a single course certificate or a full degree. "There's such a wide range of offerings to them at economical prices that allow them to target their education specifically to their career plan," says Ray Schroeder, associate vice chancellor for online learning at the University of Illinois--Springfield. Here are 10 different credentials students can earn online.

How tax cuts changed Wisconsin Posted: 03 Nov 2016 03:59 AM PDT It's also just a short walk to the white three-bedroom Colonial on North 68th Street where Republican Gov. Scott Walker used to live. As a resident of Wauwatosa, McBride has stepped up to say that vision has failed in a crucial way: The tax cuts are straining Jefferson and other schools across the state. The scuffle is over money for public schools.

Arizona man arrested for hacking email accounts at universities Posted: 02 Nov 2016 08:39 PM PDT By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - An Arizona man was arrested on Wednesday on charges that he hacked into over 1,000 email accounts for students and others at two universities, including Pace University in New York, and tried to do the same at 75 other higher-education institutions. Jonathan Powell, a 29-year-old Phoenix resident, was arrested based on a criminal complaint filed in federal court in Manhattan charging him with fraud in connection with computers, according to prosecutors. According to the complaint, Powell used password reset tools to try to access thousands of email accounts at two universities in New York and Pennsylvania, successfully changing the passwords for 1,050 accounts.

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