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By JEFF AMY JACKSON, Miss. (AP) _ Mississippi education officials will conduct their own voluntary review of the Common Core academic standards, even after Gov. …

MEDFORD, Mass. (AP) _ Five students at Tufts University began a hunger strike Sunday over the university’s plans to cut about 35 janitorial jobs at …

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) _ A St. Paul high school teacher who teaches writing and English to immigrant students has been named Minnesota’s 2015 Teacher of …

MIAMI (AP) _ Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett is scheduled to give the commencement address for University of Miami. The university says Buffett will speak Friday when …

MADISONVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ One hundred Sequoyah High School seniors are not being allowed to graduate and a school resource officer has been fired after …

MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) _ The school superintendent in Marietta is proposing pay increases for teachers. Superintendent Emily Lembeck’s proposed budget for the coming year includes …

MINOT, N.D. (AP) _ Nineteen students in Minot have finished Peace Officer Training at Lake Region State College and are ready to become law enforcement …

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) _ Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson will deliver the commencement address at Florida Memorial University. The graduation ceremony begins Saturday morning …

By MICHELLE MULAK Florida Today MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) _ The Florida Institute of Technology would like to encourage Ocean Engineering students to surf for college …

By JONATHAN DREW RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ A student who left a noose hanging from a tree at Duke University has been disciplined but can …