(CNN) — The inaugural class of LeBron James’ I Promise School in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, has received some amazing news. All 193 students, who are high school juniors, will be receiving free tuition to Kent State University. The kids, who were visiting the Kent State campus, erupted in cheers when they were told […]
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A top Education Department official who oversaw student loans announced Thursday he is resigning and will seek a soon-to-be vacant Senate seat, promising to pass legislation canceling student loans. A. Wayne Johnson, who had served as the chief operating officer and chief strategy and transformation officer of federal student aid at the department, submitted his resignation […]
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California will be the first state to require public colleges and universities to offer abortion medication at campus health centers. The new legislation was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom. It’s a reversal from former Governor Jerry Brown, who vetoed the measure last year. The law takes effect in 2023 and will only be […]
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Representatives from colleges, technical schools, military institutions and other organizations will be engaging Coachella Valley high schoolers and their families Thursday in Rancho Mirage for the fourth annual “Next? Think Big! College & Career Fair.” Upward of 1,000 people are expected to attend the event, which gets underway at 4 p.m. in the Agua Caliente […]
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Stewart and Lynda Resnick, owners of The Wonderful Company, have pledged $750 million to the California Institute of Technology to support cutting-edge research into environmental sustainability. The commitment is the largest ever for research into environmental sustainability and the second-largest gift to a US academic institution, Caltech announced. The Wonderful Company has brands such as […]
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New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham wants to provide state residents with free tuition to public colleges, a plan that, if passed by the state legislature, would add New Mexico to the growing list of Democratic-led states to offer free higher education. Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, announced the New Mexico Opportunity Scholarship on Wednesday while […]
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A tech worker was charged Wednesday with murder and kidnapping in the death of a college student from El Segundo, California, whose body was found in a wooded area with her arms bound behind her. Prosecutors said Ayoola A. Ajayi, 31, was the last person Mackenzie Lueck communicated with before she disappeared on June 17. […]
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The family of a Chinese student allegedly paid $6.5 million to the ringleader of the college admissions scandal to get their daughter into Stanford University, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told NBC News. The parents of the student, identified as Yusi Zhao, have not been charged. They were referred to the scam’s ringleader, William […]
