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$Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to reporters about his budget vetoes at the state Capitol in Juneau, Alaska Friday, June 28, 2019. The university system, health and social service programs and public broadcasting were among the areas affected by vetoes. The budget agreed to by the House and Senate cut state support for the university system by a fraction of what Dunleavy proposed. Lawmakers have the ability to override budget vetoes if they can muster sufficient support.$

Alaska's State Budget Is Slumping. The Governor's 40% Cut to the University System Could Make It Even Worse

Lawmakers have been called on to override the veto and have until Friday, J...

Lawmakers have been called on to override the veto and have until Friday, July 12 to either partially or totally overrule it

University of Texas-Austin Greatly Expands Its Free Tuition Program Assisting Low and Middle-Income Students

Students whose families make less than $65,000 a year will receive free tui...

Students whose families make less than $65,000 a year will receive free tuition starting in 2020

Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks at the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame Dinner in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on June 9, 2019.

Here's How 2020 Democrats' Student Loan Debt Proposals Compare

Elizabeth Warren and Julían Castro want to help pay off student loan debt. ...

Elizabeth Warren and Julían Castro want to help pay off student loan debt. Bernie Sanders wants to forgive it entirely. Student loan forgiveness has become a hot topic in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, with...

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., pauses while speaking during a forum on Friday, June 21, 2019, in Miami.

Bernie Sanders and Other Progressives Are Unveiling a Bill to Cancel Student Debt

Sanders says the proposal addresses an economic burden for 45 million Ameri...

Sanders says the proposal addresses an economic burden for 45 million Americans

Kyle Kashuv, a former Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student, speaks during the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum at the 148th NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits on April 26, 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Harvard Rescinds Acceptance of Pro-Gun Parkland Survivor Over Past Racist Comments

Kashuv writes that he was embarrassed of the comments he made and that they...

Kashuv writes that he was embarrassed of the comments he made and that they were "not indicative of who I am or who I've become in the years since."

Mary Beth Tinker and her brother, John, display two black armbands, the objects of the U.S. Supreme Court's agreement March 4th to hear arguments on how far public schools may go in limiting the wearing of political symbols. The children, both students at North High School, were suspended from classes along with three other students for wearing the bands to mourn the Vietnam war dead.

High School Students' Graduation Speeches Keep Getting Censored. But They're Seen by Millions Anyway

Students are turning to social media to share controversial graduation spee...

Students are turning to social media to share controversial graduation speeches that administrators barred them from delivering

Police patrol outside Columbine High School on April 17, 2019 in Littleton, Colorado.

'It’s Not a Museum. It’s Not a Mausoleum.' Columbine High School Could Be Torn Down As Safety Threats Mount

“It would be so nice to simply focus on learning as opposed to dealing with...

“It would be so nice to simply focus on learning as opposed to dealing with threats"

Alaska's State Budget Is Slumping. The Governor's 40% Cut to the University System Could Make It Even Worse

University of Texas-Austin Greatly Expands Its Free Tuition Program Assisting Low and Middle-Income Students

Here's How 2020 Democrats' Student Loan Debt Proposals Compare

Bernie Sanders and Other Progressives Are Unveiling a Bill to Cancel Student Debt

Harvard Rescinds Acceptance of Pro-Gun Parkland Survivor Over Past Racist Comments

High School Students' Graduation Speeches Keep Getting Censored. But They're Seen by Millions Anyway

'It’s Not a Museum. It’s Not a Mausoleum.' Columbine High School Could Be Torn Down As Safety Threats Mount

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