Defendant in 2007 triple slaying mulling plea deal (AP)

AP – One of the six men and boys charged with the execution-style murders of three friends in Newark, N.J., in 2007 is mulling a plea offer from prosecutors.

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Document: Newark may consolidate schools (AP)

AP – Newark school officials are considering a massive reorganization of the city’s schools that would make more space for charter schools.

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NJ school bus hit by gunfire; pedestrian injured (AP)

AP – Police in Newark, N.J., say a school bus was hit by gunfire as it stopped to drop off students from an elementary school. No one on the bus was injured.

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Facebook-funded fix of Newark schools hits streets (AP)

AP – The first phase of the $100 million Facebook-funded makeover of Newark’s school system will reach far beyond classrooms and into living rooms.

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Newark hopes Facebook gift translates to results (AP)

AP – Now that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has pledged $100 million to help boost Newark, N.J.’s low-performing public school system, it’s time for officials to start figuring out how to use the funds.

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Facebook’s Zuckerberg gives $100 million to Newark (Reuters)

Reuters – Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced a $100 million gift to the beleaguered public schools of Newark, New Jersey, to help improve public education in a city he has no connection to.

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U.S. delays part of move against for-profit schools (Reuters)

Reuters – For-profit colleges have gained more time to influence new regulations that could threaten their students’ ability to get financial aid, a critical part of the sector’s business model.

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Facebook CEO Zuckerberg to give $100 million to schools: report (Reuters)

Reuters – Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg plans to announce he will donate $100 million to help improve public schools in Newark, New Jersey, according to U.S. media reports.

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Mark Zuckerberg Donates $100 Million to Newark Public Schools (Mashable)

Mashable – Mark Zuckerberg is donating $100 million to the Newark public school system. The donation will be the first part of a foundation intended improve U.S. education.

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Obama to defend education policies to critics (AP)

AP – President Barack Obama is defending his administration’s education policies, responding to criticism that so far they have not substantially helped minority students.

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