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FLORIDA - Prosecutors are looking to recover nearly $450,000 from a Harvard University alumnus who allegedly took the SAT and ACT exams for students in a massive college admissions scandal. Mark Riddell, 36, was reportedly paid…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLNgNMAaO4w CALIFORNIA - Several people, including two TV stars, were charged for their alleged involvement in a nationwide college entrance bribery scheme Tuesday. “Desperate Housewives”…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sghjAY_RywM JEFFERSON COUNTY - Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin weighed in on teachers intentionally calling in sick, forcing several schools to shut down in the state, in a Monday video. “There’s no reason…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbJXn_he_sg WYOMING - Republican Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney responded Tuesday after the University of Wyoming’s new slogan “The World Needs More Cowboys” drew criticism for being “racist” and “sexist.” …

OREGON – A substitute teacher is no longer allowed to teach in an Oregon school district after reportedly telling a student to “go back to Mexico.” Swegle Elementary School fifth grade student Steven Zendejas allegedly…

KANSAS - A University of Kansas professor was suspended from teaching a class after reportedly telling a student to “learn English” Tuesday. Engineering professor Gary Minden said the incident recently occurred in the beginning…

NEW YORK - A majority of college presidents support race-based admissions as Harvard University enters the spotlight for allegedly discriminating against Asian-American applicants. Inside Higher Ed’s 2019 Survey of College and…

Martha E. Pollack, center, is introduced as the university's 14th president at a press conference in 2016, with Jan Rock Zubrow, who chaired the search committee, and Robert S. Harrison, chairman of the board of trustees. Photo credit:…

CALIFORNIA – The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) says the teachers’ strike costs the district nearly $1 million a day. This estimate is based on the number of absent students, with the savings of not paying teachers…

RICHMOND – The West Virginia teachers’ strike caused every school district but one to shutdown Tuesday. The state has a 55 districts and 265,755 students enrolled in public schools, according to data from the West…

WEST VIRGINIA – West Virginia teachers are planning to go on a statewide strike Tuesday over an education bill they feel does not include input from educators. Three unions — West Virginia Education Association, the state’s…

CALIFORNIA – An Oakland, California, teachers’ union announced Saturday that a strike will begin on Feb. 21 after failing to reach an agreement with the school district over increased pay and smaller class sizes. Oakland…

FLORIDA – Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday he wants a grand jury to look into possible mistakes made by Broward County Public Schools in addressing the Parkland, Florida, shooting. (buy Diazepam) The…

SANFORD - A Florida teacher is under investigation after reading an unapproved book about gay bunnies to first grade students. The book, “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver presents A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo,” is meant to…

FLORIDA – University of Miami students were asked whether they were for or against New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s “Green New Deal” in a video released by Campus Reform Monday. (https://locals.md) Students…

MASSACHUSETTS - Harvard University announced Friday that it would move to dismiss complaints about a rule that punishes students in single-gender clubs from holding leadership positions on sports teams and campus groups. The…

BROWARD - Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday he will get rid of Common Core in the state and wants to have parents and teachers help implement a revised set of standards in 2020. “Common Core has failed…