Feds probe Calif. ‘sham university’ for visa fraud (AP)

AP – The government of India is condemning the use of ankle monitors on Indian students who were enrolled at a “sham university” in California that authorities say was a front for illegal immigration.

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Duncan, Lee urge more black men to become teachers (AP)

AP – Filmmaker Spike Lee joined Education Secretary Arne Duncan in issuing a call Monday for more black men to become teachers, making their plea at the country’s only all-male historically black college.

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Math, reading gap among Native American students (AP)

AP – Native American students at schools overseen by the federal Bureau of Indian Education performed significantly worse on national standardized tests in reading and math compared with those in public schools.

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Officials say Indian students need flexibility (AP)

AP – Indian students face fewer chances for academic success under education standards that don’t embrace their traditional cultures, lawmakers and witnesses said Thursday during a Senate hearing considering revisions to the No Child Left Behind Act.

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