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Teachers and supporters hold signs during a 'March For Students And Rally For Respect' protest in Raleigh, North Carolina on Wednesday, May 16, 2018.

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DeVos Bypasses NYC Public Schools; For-Profit College Enforcement; NC Teachers Walk

11:30am May 19, 2018

A school shooting in Texas, plus a new government report on university-hired consultants and student borrowers, in our weekly roundup of education news.

A man hugs a woman outside the Alamo Gym where parents wait to reunite with their kids following a shooting at Santa Fe High School.

10 People Killed In Texas High School Shooting; Suspect In Custody

10:44pm May 18, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Officials say he is Dimitrios Pagourtzis. He's charged with capital murder and is being held without bond. The governor says the suspect surrendered rather than carry out a plan to kill himself.

Diane Wolk-Rogers: What My Students Taught Me About Inspiring A Movement

1:54pm May 18, 2018

by NPR/TED Staff

As a history teacher who lived through the horrific Parkland school shooting, Diane Wolk-Rogers describes what it takes for movements to inspire change — and how her students are doing that now.

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When Erbil Meets Boone: Appalachian State University Hosts Visitors From Kurdistan, Iraq

6:48am May 18, 2018

by David Ford

Over the last few decades, the United States' relationship with Iraq has been tense, to say the least.

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Illinois Imposes Sweeping Control Over Chicago's Special Education Program

5:00pm May 17, 2018

by Sarah Karp

Illinois is taking the unusual step of imposing a state monitor on Chicago's special education program, after a WBEZ investigation found the state systematically delayed and denied services to needy students.

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MSU Interim President On Nassar Settlement

10:18am May 17, 2018

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Michigan State University interim President John Engler about the $500 million settlement for victims of university athletic doctor and convicted sex abuser Larry Nassar.

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North Carolina Teachers Rally At State Capitol For Better Pay And Working Conditions

9:06pm May 16, 2018

by Rusty Jacobs

Thousands of educators rallied at the North Carolina state capitol Wednesday. They're protesting for better pay and working conditions.

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Former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar appears at a sentencing hearing on Feb. 5, in Charlotte, Mich. On Wednesday, MSU announced a $500 million settlement with hundreds of women and girls who say Nassar abused them.

Michigan State University Reaches $500 Million Settlement With Nassar Abuse Victims

9:06pm May 16, 2018

by Amy Held

The terms of the agreement call for the bulk of the money to be paid out to more than 300 women and girls, with some set aside in a trust for possible future claimants.

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A Few Takeaways From Wednesday's Teacher March On Raleigh

6:21pm May 16, 2018

by Sean Bueter and Keri Brown

The question of “what comes next?” looms now that thousands of teachers have left Raleigh after a protest march that clogged city blocks.

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People inside the North Carolina state Capitol, in Raleigh, look out a window upon the teachers' march Wednesday. Educators, school workers and parents joined the protests to push for greater school funding.

Teachers Take School Funding Fight Straight To North Carolina's Capitol

5:16pm May 16, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Educators marched on lawmakers' offices in Raleigh on Wednesday, with demands in hand — including better pay and more school funding. Meanwhile, schools closed across the state.