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Nationwide colleges and universities are grappling with glitches in the updated Free Application for Federal Student Aid form, which determines students' federal financial aid. Officials at Johnson C. Smith University say they have been able to process less than 10% of their student financial aid packages.
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Courtesy/Lonnie BillardA federal appellate court has found Charlotte Catholic High School was within its rights to fire a teacher after school leaders learned he was planning to marry his same-sex partner. That overturns the lower court’s ruling. -
Jacquelyn Martin/APRepublicans tried for the kind of headline moments they've scored in similar hearings with elite college presidents. But the testimony from K-12 public school leaders offered few surprises.
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Members of pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel groups in Los Angeles clashed, with reports of fireworks and pepper spray use. Elsewhere, universities are tearing down encampments and arresting students. -
UNC-Chapel Hill officials erected a 6-foot fence around the flag pole at Polk Place after protesters pulled down the American flag that normally flies there and ran up a Palestine flag. -
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board approved a slightly slimmed-down budget request Tuesday, but it still may be more than the county can provide without a tax hike. -
Police arrested more than two dozen protesters who refused to leave an encampment. The group call themselves the UNC-Chapel Hill Gaza Solidarity Encampment and are calling for an end to the war in Gaza. -
A summit held over the weekend in Charlotte focused on supporting and uplifting teachers of color. The event provided an opportunity for educators to exchange ideas, network and learn about different teaching methods. -
A steady stream of officers entered through a second story window using an NYPD armored vehicle with a mechanized drawbridge. -
Protests continued Monday at an encampment at UNC Chapel Hill, as students called for the university to divest from investments that support Israel. -
About 2,300 more North Carolina families were just notified their kids will get private-school vouchers for 2024. But about 56,000 could be denied Opportunity Scholarships unless the General Assembly approves more money. -
Members of the Washington, D.C., school Arab students club say their rights were violated "because the school does not want their viewpoint ... to be heard." -
Photojournalists at NPR member stations have been documenting the demonstrations around the country this week.
