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School Where Student With Autism Died Violated State Regulations, Officials Say

9:57pm December 09, 2018

by Cat Schuknecht

The 13-year-old died two days after he was physically restrained by a staff member at a private school that provides special education services to students in California.

Students and grads cross a rickety bridge.

Exclusive: Ed Department To Erase Debts Of Teachers, Fix Troubled Grant Program

7:55pm December 09, 2018

The move follows an NPR investigation that found thousands of teachers had grants unfairly converted to loans.

NPR is doing an ongoing series of stories about the troubled TEACH Grant program. If you're one of the thousands of teachers who had grants converted to loans even though you were meeting the teaching requirements of the program — we want to hear from y

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Were Your TEACH Grants Converted To Loans While Teaching At A Qualifying School?

7:05pm December 09, 2018

by Chris Arnold

If you're one of the thousands of teachers who had grants converted to loans even though you were meeting the teaching requirements of the TEACH Grants program — we want to hear from you.

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Friday News Roundup - International

2:52pm December 07, 2018

Who among us has not thought to sail through international waters, blaring our national anthem?

Michael Flynn Returns To Court For Pre-Sentencing Hearing

Friday News Roundup - Domestic

2:52pm December 07, 2018

Flynn-sanity. Also, other news.

American University CEU Kicked Out Of Hungary, Says It Will Move To Vienna

2:23pm December 07, 2018

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Washington Post reporter Griff Witte about how Hungary's president booted an American university from the country.

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New Rules Mean Vaping Now Considered Drug Violation In Forsyth County Schools

6:00am December 07, 2018

by Keri Brown

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools has made some big changes to address the growing trend of vaping by students.

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For-Profit College That Is Shutting Down Has Greensboro Campus

10:50pm December 06, 2018

by Paul Garber

One of the nation's largest for-profit colleges announced this week that it was shutting down locations across the country.

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School District Apologizes For Teacher Who Allegedly Cut Native American Child's Hair

9:33pm December 06, 2018

by Cat Schuknecht

Students say she cut part of one Native American classmate's braids and called another by a racial slur. It happened on Halloween and the teacher was in costume as a 19th century voodoo queen.

For-Profit College Chain, Education Corporation of America, Announces Shutdown

6:05pm December 06, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

ECA has been mired in financial troubles and on Wednesday officials said most of its campuses will close by the end of the month. The decision leaves about 20,000 students in the lurch.