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Walgreens’ Pharmacist Denies Woman Miscarriage Drug

After receiving word that her unborn baby no longer had a heartbeat, it was hard to imagine how things could get worse for Nicole Arteaga, until they did. The Arizona mother is speaking out after she said a Walgreens pharmacist refused to provide her with a prescription drug that would help her miscarry her deceased fetus, telling […]

June 25, 2018

White House Proposes Narrowing FDA’s Mission

The Trump administration has proposed a fundamental change to the mission of the Food and Drug Administration, one that would transfer most of the responsibility for regulating food safety to the Department of Agriculture and rename the FDA the “Federal Drug Administration.” The proposal is part of a wide-reaching plan that was released Thursday by the White […]

June 25, 2018

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Report: Officer Who Shot 17-year-old in Pa. Left University Job After Case There Dropped

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A Pennsylvania police officer who fired the shots that killed a teenager fleeing a traffic stop left his previous job with a university police force about a month after prosecutors dropped a case against three men he’d filed charges against. East Pittsburgh Officer Michael Rosfeld, who officials say shot 17-year-old Antwon Rose, […]

June 25, 2018

Alabama College Ending Aquaculture Program After 27 Years

An Alabama college is citing declining enrollment for a decision to ends its aquaculture program after 27 years. Gadsden State Community College says it will discontinue the courses next spring. School spokeswoman Jackie Edmondson tells The Gadsden Times the program was one of the few of its kind in the nation. The program teaches students […]

June 25, 2018

Director of University of Minnesota’s Raptor Center Retires

For someone who’s had a hand in the release of more than 10,000 rehabilitated birds of prey, Pat Redig seems to have a tough time being set free himself. Redig is co-founder and former director of the Gabbert Raptor Center on the University of Minnesota’s St. Paul campus. His supposed last day of work […]

June 25, 2018

‘Tafu’ for Snafu and iPhones at Graduation

Yes, it’s complicated. Which is why no government should attempt to carry out an ad hoc zero tolerance immigration plan at the border that includes an ad hoc separation of children from parents without a way to reconnect said children to parents.

June 24, 2018

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Data Informs Decisions in Community College’s Promise Program Expansion

On the heels of a new progress report on its Promise Program, the San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) is expanding the student success program to all first-time, full-time California high school graduates enrolling at the district’s colleges this coming fall.

June 23, 2018

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When Changing a School’s Name Is a Lesson in History and Progress

In 1971, I was a fifth-grade student at J.E.B. Stuart Elementary School in Richmond, Va. My younger brother and sister and I left our home in the morning and walked the leafy avenues to the two-story brick building with the handsome rotunda greeting us on arrival. I don’t know if it was triumphant or tragic that we got to go to a school named for a racist Confederate general, but I do know it never should have come to be.

June 23, 2018

Report: Multilingual Students Made ‘Remarkable’ Progress

A new report based on data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress challenges a widespread perception that multilingual students in the United States consistently perform poorly, muster only marginal academic progress and are being failed by school systems.

June 23, 2018

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Kansas Regents Approve Tuition Increases for Universities

TOPEKA, Kan.— The Kansas Board of Regents has approved tuition and fee increases for all six public universities, citing a need to keep pace with rising costs and declining state support. Full-time resident undergraduate students attending the University of Kansas in Lawrence will see a combined tuition-and-fee increase of about 3 percent. The increase will bring […]

June 23, 2018

University of Oklahoma President Says $1B Debt Not Uncommon

NORMAN, Okla.— The president of the University of Oklahoma says the school’s nearly $1 billion debt is large but comparable to similar public universities. The Oklahoman reports President David Boren’s Wednesday statement followed earlier remarks by his successor, who starts July 1. Incoming president Jim Gallogly said Tuesday that the school is losing $36 million […]

June 23, 2018

University of Texas to Settle Ex-Coach’s Discrimination Lawsuit

The University of Texas has agreed to settle a race and sexual discrimination lawsuit filed by former women’s track coach Bev Kearney. Kearney attorney Jody Mask on Wednesday told The Associated Press that the case will be dismissed. University spokesman Gary Susswein confirmed the school agreed to settle. Terms were not immediately disclosed. Kearney was […]

June 23, 2018

Not What Flag Stands For

As the CEO of Task & Purpose, I’ve tried to create a community that is above partisan politics and all that divides us today. I’ve also tried to make this a place that gives voice to multiple sides of an issue. If our community, those of us who have shared experiences in battle and in […]

June 22, 2018

Tallahassee College Brings Troops-to-Teachers Back to Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) — Tallahassee Community College and the Florida Department of Education have announced a new partnership to bring the Troops to Teachers program back to Florida. Troops to Teachers is a nationwide program designed to help transitioning service members and veterans begin new careers as K-12 school teachers. In Florida, the Troops to […]

June 22, 2018

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Bringing Service to the Classroom

PHOENIX – Frank Contreras, a 12-year Army veteran who retired as a sergeant, ran a team of five troops who worked in the communications department. But he recently decided on a career he said is just as heroic – and one he believes will have a lasting impact: teaching. “The future of our nation rests […]

June 22, 2018

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Student’s Diploma Yanked over Military Cord

BLADEN COUNTY. — A North Carolina mother said her son’s diploma was taken away from him after he wore a cord symbolizing military enlistment at graduation. West Bladen High School makes it clear they have strict rules for the official graduation ceremony with an email and mail dictating the rules beforehand. But, the policy about […]

June 22, 2018

Study: Veterans 2x as Likely to Commit Suicide as Others

A new Veterans Affairs report with updated statistics on veteran suicide shows veteran suicide numbers are significantly higher than non-veterans and not going down despite tens of millions in spending. The report, VA National Suicide Data Report, shows veterans aged 18-34 have a suicide rate more than twice as high than non-veterans. The numbers published […]

June 22, 2018

Higher Ed Reforms Stalled in House

A bill from the U.S. House education committee is a good start on tackling student loan debt, say supporters, but the legislation still faces hurdles in getting to the House Floor for a vote. An aide familiar with the legislation said that it won’t be scheduled for a vote until the Education and the Workforce […]

June 22, 2018

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