Jury: Muslim students guilty of disrupting speech (AP)
AP – Jurors found 10 Muslim students guilty Friday of disrupting a lecture by the Israeli ambassador at a California university in a case that stoked a spirited debate about free speech.
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Jury: Muslim students guilty of disrupting speech
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Does waiver plan end No Child Left Behind era? (The Lookout)
The Lookout – President Obama announced Friday that he will grant waivers to states struggling to meet the high standardized test scores required under the No Child Left Behind education law. At least 20 states are expected to request the waivers next year. The White House says it will only grant those requests if the petitioning states agree
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Does waiver plan end No Child Left Behind era?
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Muslim students’ speech trial goes to US jury (AP)
AP – A jury has completed its first full day of deliberations in the trial of 10 Muslim students charged with disrupting a speech by an Israeli diplomat at the University of California, Irvine.
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Loss of accreditation worries parents of Kansas City students (Reuters)
Reuters – Officials reassured parents on Wednesday that the Kansas City School District’s loss of accreditation will not keep students from getting high school diplomas.
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CA university upholds suspension of Muslim group (AP)
AP – The University of California, Irvine has upheld its decision to suspend a campus Muslim group after some of its members disrupted a speech by the Israeli ambassador at a campus event.
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UC Irvine suspends Muslim group over disruption (AP)
AP – The University of California, Irvine, has suspended a Muslim student group for at least a year because of a protest that disrupted a talk by Israel’s ambassador and led to the arrests of 11 students.
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Federal Student Loans Get Cheaper, Easier (U.S. News & World Report)
U.S. News & World Report – Because states have been cutting back on scholarships while hiking tuition, more students are having to borrow to fund college. Luckily, at least some federal student loans are getting cheaper, easier to get, and easier to repay.
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Federal Student Loans Get Cheaper, Easier
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