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Student Loan Borrower Receives 55,000 Letters From Lender

6:22am February 05, 2020

When Dan Cain of Twinsburg, Ohio, got a call from a postal worker saying his mail wouldn't fit through the post office door, he went to pick up it up. The loan company is figuring out what went wrong.

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News Brief: Iowa Results, Trump Speech, Educational Redlining

6:13am February 05, 2020

Iowa caucus results are still not final. President Trump used the State of the Union to make a case for reelection. And, graduates from historically Black colleges may pay more to borrow money.

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Connecticut School Board Reinstates Mascot Offensive To Native Americans

4:17pm February 04, 2020

by Frankie Graziano

Sports teams in Killingly, Conn. are the Redmen again. The school district changed the name last year at the recommendation of local Native Americans. The school board recently reversed the decision.

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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., in December.

Education Dept. Unveils Fix For Student Loan Program's 'Bureaucratic Nightmare'

6:45pm January 31, 2020

by Cory Turner

In its first year, the forgiveness program turned away 71% of borrowers because of a paperwork technicality. Now, the department says it's fixing that roadblock.

Democratic senators are demanding that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, led by Kathleen Kraninger, do its job supervising the student loan system.

Senators To CFPB: Why Are You Still Failing To Protect Student Loan Borrowers?

6:21pm January 30, 2020

by Chris Arnold

Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to the director of the nation's top consumer watchdog agency demanding that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau do its job supervising the student loan system.

An FBI affidavit that lays out the case against Charles Lieber includes what federal prosecutors say is a contract between the Harvard researcher and a university in China.

Acclaimed Harvard Scientist Is Arrested, Accused Of Lying About Ties To China

5:51pm January 28, 2020

by Bill Chappell

An FBI agent says China's deal with Charles Lieber, the chair of Harvard University's chemistry department, paid him up to $50,000 monthly, along with another $150,000 per year.

Eastern Flex Academy is an experimental program in Lansing, Mich.

High School Starts At 3 p.m. For These Michigan Students

5:16am January 28, 2020

by Kevin Lavery

A small group of students attends Eastern Flex Academy in Lansing, Mich., which is designed to accommodate part-time job schedules, internships and even family responsibilities.

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Trump Travel Ban Expansion Could Affect HBCUs

5:14pm January 26, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with David Wilson, president of Morgan State University, about how the potential travel ban expansion might affect historically black colleges and universities.

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Johns Hopkins Sees Jump In Low-Income Students After Ending Legacy Admissions

2:54pm January 25, 2020

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon talks with David Phillips, Johns Hopkins University's vice provost for admissions, about the results of the school's 2014 decision to end so-called legacy admissions.

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Scooter Norton, captain of the Washington-Liberty High School's Rocket League team, says before the team was playing to improve, but now they have a goal in mind.

As Esports Take Off, High School Leagues Get In The Game

6:26pm January 24, 2020

by Aubri Juhasz

Today, more than 170 colleges and universities offer esports. And there's money on the table — more than $16 million in college scholarships. Naturally, high schools have followed suit.

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