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Boy, 15, Is Fatally Shot in Brooklyn After Dispute Among Teens
By Maria Cramer and Wesley Parnell On July 18, 2023 The police said the teenager, the son of immigrants from Uzbekistan, had not been the intended target in the shooting. A 15-year-old boy was fatally shot in the back in Brooklyn on Monday afternoon, the police said, the latest in a disturbing rise in shootings…
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With a Creative Edit, the Wisconsin Governor Raised School Funding. For 400 Years.
By Sarah Mervosh On July 6, 202; Updated July 18, 2023 Gov. Tony Evers used a quirky rule to edit the state budget and raise the cap on public school funding — until the year 2425. It took only a few snips of creative editing for Gov. Tony Evers of Wisconsin to push through a…
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Wesleyan University Ends Legacy Admissions
By Vimal Patel On July 19, 2023 With the Supreme Court’s decision to ban race-conscious admissions, the pressure is on selective colleges to end preferences for children of alumni. The Latest Wesleyan University, a liberal arts college in Connecticut, is ending legacy admissions, which give a leg up to the children of alumni, just weeks…
Read MoreEducation was once the No. 1 major for college students. Now it’s an afterthought.
By Amiee Picchi and Sanvi Bangalore On July 17, 2023 Five decades ago, the U.S. was training an army of college students to become teachers, with 1 in every 5 bachelor’s degrees earned in the field of education. That guaranteed a steady pipeline of educators entering the profession, a vital resource for schools around the…
Read MoreBiden admin to forgive $39 billion in student loan debt for 800,000 borrowers. Here’s what to know.
By Amiee Picchi On July 18, 2023 More than 800,000 borrowers with $39 billion in federal student loans will get their debt forgiven, the Biden administration said on Friday. The Department of Education said it will begin notifying borrowers today about the automatic discharge of their debt, which will occur in the next few weeks. …
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Forced labor may be common in US food system: study
BY SAUL ELBEIN – 07/24/23 12:55 PM ET Some of the food on U.S. tables has a high probability of having been picked, prepared or processed by Americans who were forced to do it, a new study has found. And because the U.S. attempts to keep forced labor out of the food supply chain and focus on…
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Officials see promise in a South Carolina prison unit where ‘restorative justice’ has boosted safety
By James Pollard On July 19, 2023 TURBEVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina prison unit where older men with lengthier sentences mentor young adults preparing to reenter society is giving officials hope that a different approach to living conditions will reduce violence behind bars. The special housing facility known as a Community Opportunity Restoration…
Read MoreAI could create a disinformation nightmare in the 2024 election
BY JOSHUA A. TUCKER, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR – 07/14/23 8:30 AM ET When social media first burst onto the political scene in the early 2010s, it was hailed as a “liberation technology” that would accelerate the spread of democracy around the world. Yet in the aftermath of the 2016 U.S. elections, experts instead asked, “Can democracy survive…
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Exclusive: DOJ report recommends ways to improve detainee access to lawyers in prisons
By Bart Jansen The review led by the Bureau of Prisons and the Office for Access to Justice coincided with the 60th anniversary of a Supreme Court decision that guaranteed a right to counsel for criminal defendants. WASHINGTON – Criminal defendants hear “you have the right to an attorney” when they are arrested, but getting…
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