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• Westminster Choir College students hold 24-hour music marathon to save school
• Trump's embattled U.S. education department pick may face Senate fight
• Texas mulls changing science standards questioning evolution
• Tennessee governor calls for tuition-free community college for adults
• ‘Bachelor’ Contestants Battle for Love on the Bayou

Westminster Choir College students hold 24-hour music marathon to save school Posted: 31 Jan 2017 04:09 PM PST They are singing for survival in Princeton.

Trump's embattled U.S. education department pick may face Senate fight Posted: 31 Jan 2017 04:05 PM PST By Lisa Lambert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Billionaire philanthropist Betsy DeVos, already known as one of the most controversial nominees for education secretary in U.S. history, now risks a rare congressional rejection. The deeply divided U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Tuesday agreed to send her nomination to the full chamber for a vote, the final step in the confirmation process. Two Republicans - Maine's Susan Collins and Alaska's Lisa Murkowski - expressed grave misgivings about the charter school advocate's limited experience with public schools.

Texas mulls changing science standards questioning evolution Posted: 31 Jan 2017 12:55 PM PST AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Board of Education will decide whether to scrap a requirement that public schools teach high school students to scrutinize "all sides" of scientific theory after hearing Tuesday from academics who say that was meant to water down lessons on evolution and leave students wondering whether God created the universe.

Tennessee governor calls for tuition-free community college for adults Posted: 31 Jan 2017 10:39 AM PST The cost of a higher education in America has steadily risen for decades, with levels of college debt drawing criticism from politicians and students alike. Often, the high price of secondary degrees is prohibitive for lower-income individuals in an economy that increasingly requires a college education for workers to remain competitive. In Tennessee, however, a new proposal aims to make a going to a community college a lot more affordable for adults seeking a secondary degree or certificate.

‘Bachelor’ Contestants Battle for Love on the Bayou Posted: 30 Jan 2017 11:01 PM PST On Monday's "The Bachelor," Corinne and Taylor continued their fight over Nick. Would Nick pick Taylor and her master's degree or Corinne and her people smarts? During a two-on-one date to the bayou with Nick, the two rivals avoided alligators but couldn't avoid fighting.

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