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Potential law school students may be intimidated by the dreaded LSAT exam.
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Forget The LSAT. This Law School Will Accept Your GRE Scores

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by Carrie Jung

The LSAT has forever been the choice exam for law school admissions. That's no longer the case at the University of Arizona, and maybe many more schools in the future.

Forget The LSAT. This Law School Will Accept Your GRE Scores
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How Schools Around The Country Are Treating Transgender Student Rights.
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How Schools Around The Country Are Treating Transgender Student Rights

Some states and districts are ahead of the recommendations announced today by the Obama Administration. Some are in conflict.

How Schools Around The Country Are Treating Transgender Student Rights
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Court papers say FastTrain, which closed down in 2012, engaged in deceptive advertising and pressure tactics, such as hiring former strippers to recruit for the school.
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As Feds Crack Down On For-Profit College, A Founder Heads To Prison For Fraud

FastTrain, a for-profit school in Florida, collected some $35 million in student loans and federal financial aid and used deceptive advertising and pressure tactics to recruit students.

As Feds Crack Down On For-Profit College, A Founder Heads To Prison For Fraud
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Secret Funding Fairy
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Should An Anonymous Donor Be Able To Save A Public School?

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by Morgan Springer

This northern Michigan district is so short on money it decided to close three schools. Now an anonymous donor wants to save one of them with a big private donation.

Should An Anonymous Donor Be Able To Save A Public School?
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High school students perform 10467, a play they wrote about how their education has been affected by lack of resources.

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NYC Teens Spotlight School Funding Woes On Stage

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A lawsuit over the way public schools are financed in the state became so dramatic that it inspired some New York City high school students to write a play about it.

NYC Teens Spotlight School Funding Woes On Stage
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