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• White House withdraws Obama-era request in transgender student bathroom case
• Donald Trump's inauguration poster has an embarrassing typo
• Colleges Help Liberal Arts Students Find Careers
• Later High School Start Times Yield Mixed Results, Say Parents, Educators

White House withdraws Obama-era request in transgender student bathroom case Posted: 13 Feb 2017 02:00 PM PST The Trump administration's decision to withdraw on Friday an Obama-era motion in federal court could signal a shift ahead in how the White House addresses transgender students and their bathroom rights in public schools, observers say. The Obama administration had challenged a nationwide injunction a federal judge in Texas issued in August that restricted transgender students from using locker and bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity.

Donald Trump's inauguration poster has an embarrassing typo Posted: 13 Feb 2017 06:35 AM PST America has no time for continual grammar and spelling errors right now. Despite this fact, the Library of Congress, the world's largest library located in Washington, D.C., recently slipped up after featuring a poster of President Donald Trump in its online store ... complete with a misspelled quote. Come on, people. SEE ALSO: An orange alligator exists and people are calling it 'Trumpigator' The poster, pictured below, included the following quote over a photograph of one smiling Donald Trump: "No dream is too big, no challenge is to great. Nothing we want for the future is beyond our reach."  As you can see, the "to" in the first sentence should be "too." Because, well, those are the rules. It's a common error, sure, but the sheer fact that yet another typo is associated with Donald Trump makes it very laughable. Especially since the description of the poster reads, "this print captures the essence of Donald Trump's campaign for the presidency of the United States." Original Library of Congress Trump poster with typo. Image: library of congress After the poster was released in the library's online shop, people quickly spotted the error and flooded Twitter with poster-related commentary. Hot off the presses. The official Trump Inauguration poster, available through the Library of Congress. Perfect gift for illiterate friends. pic.twitter.com/TzTuj1Spxk — Donna Carr (@donnacarrwest) February 13, 2017 No challenge "to" great? #DonaldTrump's Library of Congress poster was taken down from shop's website because, like his grammar, it sucked. pic.twitter.com/0MfxUYB1jG — Gina Kim (@ginaleekim) February 13, 2017 Library of Congress pulled their inspirational poster but I figured they might so took a screenshot. "No challenge is to great," America!  pic.twitter.com/2jw72v77hQ — Kirsten Hall (@HallWaysKirsten) February 13, 2017 Since then, The Hill reported that the online store's page featuring the misspelled poster was removed Sunday night, but an archived version of the webpage can still be seen thanks to the Wayback Machine. In addition to the poster and Trump's many tweets filled with a variety of spelling and grammar blunders, America has a few mishaps recently. On Sunday morning, the main GOP Twitter account posted a photo of former president Abraham Lincoln with the following quote attributed to him: "And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." Abraham Lincoln did not say this quote. *sigh* Later in the day the U.S. Department of Education made another mishap by tweeting a tribute to W.E.B. Du Bois, but misspelled his name as W.E.B. DeBois. And who could forget Trump's inauguration photo with the wrong date on it? Editing is important, people. The Associated Press contributed reporting. BONUS: White House says Trump tweet about Nordstrom was just defending Ivanka

Colleges Help Liberal Arts Students Find Careers Posted: 13 Feb 2017 05:30 AM PST More colleges are developing career-oriented programs to help liberal arts majors bridge the gap in their degree to enter the job market. Unlike an undergraduate degree in a technical field such as nursing, engineering or business, liberal arts students tend to be exposed less to direct career messaging within their disciplines, experts say. According to the most recent survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, conducted in January 2016, 54.1 percent of the class of 2015 had found full-time employment.

Later High School Start Times Yield Mixed Results, Say Parents, Educators Posted: 13 Feb 2017 05:00 AM PST "Let them sleep," is the rallying call for a nationwide movement to push back high school start times. Many start before 8:30 a.m., which the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended in 2014 as the earliest middle and high schools should begin. Iowa City Community School District pushed back high school start times this school year mostly to save money on busing and to allow teens to get more sleep, says Gregg Shoultz, principal of West High School in the district.

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