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Supreme Court to Hear Affirmative Action Case
Both sides in the debate on affirmative action saw a signal that the Supreme Court's conservative members might do away with it.
Colleges Worry That Court Could Make Diversity More Elusive
The Supreme Court’s reconsideration of race as a factor in college admissions comes only nine years after a case that upheld the practice.
New Rules Planned on School Vending Machines
Vending machines at Commack High School in Commack, N.Y., offer options like fresh fruit.

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D.C. principal under investigation for allegedly doctoring student transcripts
The principal of the District's leading technology high school is under investigation for allegedly doctoring student transcripts, school officials said Tuesday.
64 senators seek presidential leadership on debt reduction
A group of 64 offers support for serious action on reducing the national debt.
Freedom for Thomas Haynesworth
Now Virginia needs to offer the wrongly convicted man total exoneration.

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LAUSD substitute thrice accused of abuse moved to another district
The substitute teacher quit after the third inquiry and started working in Inglewood schools. Police later found video of him molesting a girl in that district; he was charged, but he fled and is at large.

During five years as a frequent substitute teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District, George Hernandez was investigated by police three times for allegations of sexual misconduct involving students.
Supreme Court to consider affirmative action in higher education
The justices will hear an appeal from a white student from Texas who seeks an end to 'racial preferences' in college admissions. A majority of justices appears likely to side with her.

Since the retirement of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, conservatives have looked forward to the day when the Supreme Court would take up a new challenge to the use of race-based affirmative action in the nation's colleges and universities.
Campaign for Adelanto charter school falls short
School officials in the High Desert community of Adelanto say there weren't enough signatures under the parent trigger law to mandate a charter conversion.

In a stunning development, school officials in the High Desert community of Adelanto announced late Tuesday that parents aiming to transform their low-performing school into a charter campus had failed to collect enough signatures under the state's landmark parent trigger law.

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