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US sees 'malign influence' in China-backed school program

The Trump administration on Friday encouraged U.S. schools and colleges to rethink their ties to the Confucius Institute, a program that brings Chinese language classes to America but, according to federal officials, also invites a “malign influence” from China.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Former tech CEO gets home confinement for admissions bribe

BOSTON (AP) — A former tech executive was sentenced Monday to one year of home confinement for paying $300,000 to bribe his son's way into Georgetown University as a tennis recruit, even though the son did not play tennis.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Former tech CEO gets home confinement for admissions bribe

BOSTON (AP) — A former tech executive was sentenced Monday to one year of home confinement for paying $300,000 to bribe his son's way into Georgetown University as a tennis recruit, even though the son did not play tennis.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Former tech CEO gets home confinement for admissions bribe

BOSTON (AP) — A former tech executive was sentenced Monday to one year of home confinement for paying $300,000 to bribe his son's way into Georgetown University as a tennis recruit, even though the son did not play tennis.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Former tech CEO gets home confinement for admissions bribe

BOSTON (AP) — A former tech executive was sentenced Monday to one year of home confinement for paying $300,000 to bribe his son's way into Georgetown University as a tennis recruit, even though the son did not play tennis.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Princeton faces federal inquiry after acknowledging racism

The Trump administration has opened an investigation into racial bias at Princeton University, saying that the school's recent acknowledgment of racism on campus amounts to a “shocking” and “serious” admission of discrimination.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Princeton faces federal inquiry after acknowledging racism

The Trump administration has opened an investigation into racial bias at Princeton University, saying that the school's recent acknowledgment of racism on campus amounts to a “shocking” and “serious” admission of discrimination.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Trump, DeVos raise school choice in appeal to vexed parents

As millions of American children start the school year online, the Trump administration is hoping to convert their parents’ frustration and anger into newfound support for school choice policies that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has long championed but struggled to advance nationally.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Judges scrutinize suit's claims in Harvard racial bias case

BOSTON (AP) — A panel of appeals court judges on Wednesday repeatedly challenged the legal claims of a group that accuses Harvard University of intentional discrimination against Asian American students who apply to the Ivy League school.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Trump, DeVos raise school choice in appeal to vexed parents

As millions of American children start the school year online, the Trump administration is hoping to convert their parents’ frustration and anger into newfound support for school choice policies that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has long championed but struggled to advance nationally.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Trump, DeVos raise school choice in appeal to vexed parents

As millions of American children start the school year online, the Trump administration is hoping to convert their parents’ frustration and anger into newfound support for school choice policies that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has long championed but struggled to advance nationally.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Trump, DeVos raise school choice in appeal to vexed parents

As millions of American children start the school year online, the Trump administration is hoping to convert their parents’ frustration and anger into newfound support for school choice policies that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has long championed but struggled to advance nationally.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Trump, DeVos raise school choice in appeal to vexed parents

As millions of American children start the school year online, the Trump administration is hoping to convert their parents’ frustration and anger into newfound support for school choice policies that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has long championed but struggled to advance nationally.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

New Trump rule ties college funding to speech, faith rights

The Trump administration is moving forward with a policy that expands protections for religious groups on college campuses and threatens to cut federal education funding to colleges that violate free speech rules.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

New Trump rule ties college funding to speech, faith rights

The Trump administration is moving forward with a policy that expands protections for religious groups on college campuses and threatens to cut federal education funding to colleges that violate free speech rules.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

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