Education

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Glenn R. Simpson

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Illustration on school choice by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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In a nearly 6,000-word essay, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI denounced the collapse of "normative standards regarding sexuality" among other things for the Catholic Church's ongoing sexual abuse crisis. Benedict resigned from the papacy in 2013. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Illustration on the University of Rhode Island's involvement in the admissions scandal by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Statement by World Buddhism Association Headquarters (sponsored)

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"Desperate Housewives" actress Felicity Huffman, pictured here with her brother Moore Huffman Jr. (left), has been charged with dozens of other parents in a college admissions bribery scandal.

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The Empire Beauty School, a for-profit college, is seen Wednesday, April 19, 2017, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) **FILE**

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Elite University Coffers Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris brushed off concerns this week about how she plans to pay for her $315 billion plan to beef up teacher pay, a proposal that calls for a $13,500 raise per teacher. (Associated Press)

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Stanford University is one of eight universities that received a letter from the Department of Education that an investigation into compliance with federal financial aid regulations was underway. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2018 file photo, mourners bring flowers as they pay tribute at a memorial for the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Fla. The community of Parkland, Florida, is focusing on suicide prevention programs after two survivors of the Florida high school massacre there killed themselves this month. Parkland Mayor Christine Hunschofsky said Monday, March 25, 2019, that officials are publicizing the available counseling services after a second Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student apparently killed himself over the weekend. (David Santiago/Miami Herald via AP, File)

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Illustration on free speech suppression on U.S. campuses by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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An entrance to the main Duke University campus is seen in Durham, N.C., Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. The University's medical school has issued an apology and launched a review after an administrator admonished students over speaking Chinese in a school building. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)