The D.C. Council gave final approval Tuesday to a new taxpayer-funded college scholarship program known as D.C. Promise, which will offer high school graduates up to $7,500 per year to help pay for higher education. David A. Catania (I-At Large), who i
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Essay optional. No penalties for wrong answers. The SAT college entrance exam is undergoing sweeping revisions. Changes in the annual test that millions of students take will also do away with some vocabulary words such as "prevar
Continue reading >>University of South Florida graduating seniors Kyra Ciotti, right, poses as Rita Sibaja, takes photos of her in her cap and gown. The university has banned all self portraits, also known as "selfies" during their 2014 graduation exercises. TAMPA, F
Continue reading >>CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Students at three area Catholic high schools found out this morning that they will each have to part with a bit of their hair for drug testing when they return to class in the fall. At the same time that administrators broke the news
Continue reading >>Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring advised Virginia colleges and universities Tuesday that illegal immigrants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program qualify for instate tuition, as long as they meet Virginia’s domicile requir
Continue reading >>While many corporations are no longer choosing to sponsor the Los Angeles Clippers, there's also a growing list of Los Angeles-area organizations that refuse to be sponsored by team owner Donald Sterling. UCLA announced on Tuesday that it is return
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