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Cheated by student loans

Cheated by student loans

A divide is forming -- between those who have student debt and those who do not. What does it mean for the future?
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Wisconsin students say gym teacher had black kids research slave games

A Wisconsin middle school gym teacher has been placed on indefinite leave while district officials look into claims that she separated students in one class by race and assigned the black children to research games that enslaved children played.
by The Associated Press

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Documentary chronicles struggles, successes at north Minneapolis elementary school

Documentary chronicles struggles, successes at north Minneapolis elementary school

KARE 11 reporter Lindsey Seavert and photojournalist Ben Garvin spent a year following the teachers, students, and families at Lucy Craft Laney Community School. Their new documentary, "Love Them First," tells a story of hope at one of the state's worst-performing schools.
by Julie Siple and Angela Davis

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Contract cheating: As online essay mills boom, colleges crack down

Contract cheating: As online essay mills boom, colleges crack down

What was once limited to small-scale side hustles has mushroomed into so-called essay mills on the Internet, becoming a global industry.
by Tovia Smith

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Loughlin, husband and 14 parents face new charge in scam

Loughlin, husband and 14 parents face new charge in scam

"Full House" star Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, and 14 other parents were hit Tuesday with a new money laundering charge in the sweeping college admissions bribery scheme.
by Associated Press

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Huffman, 12 other parents to plead guilty in college scheme

Huffman, 12 other parents to plead guilty in college scheme

The "Desperate Housewives" star and the other parents will admit to charges in the scheme, which authorities say involved rigging standardized test scores and bribing coaches at such prestigious schools as Yale and Georgetown.
by Associated Press

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Argosy's demise may worsen Minnesota's psychologist shortage

Argosy's demise may worsen Minnesota's psychologist shortage

For-profit Argosy University once trained roughly a fifth of Minnesota's licensed psychologists. Its sudden closing has left students stranded and local mental health leaders worried about how to meet an already widening demand for psychologists in Minnesota.
by Alisa Roth

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Minnesota prisoners study to obtain four-year degrees

Minnesota prisoners study to obtain four-year degrees

Since he was sentenced for assault three years ago, Christian Burch has edited the prison newspaper, tutored fellow inmates and sold graphite portraits he drew while earning an art certificate.
by Associated Press

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