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Sanders taps Florida education leader to replace Key as Arkansas’ secretary of education

Gov.-elect Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Thursday her plan to nominate a key official in Florida’s education system as secretary for the Arkansas Department of Education.

Sanders, during a morning news conference at the Arkansas State University System office, announced his intention to appoint Jacob Oliva as the head of Arkansas’ education system.

Oliva currently serves as the division of public schools chancellor for the Florida Department of Education. He oversees the teaching and learning of more than 2.9 million students in approximately 3,600 public schools.

He would replace Johnny Key.

Oliva began his career as a special education teacher. Over

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George Santos Grilled By Tulsi Gabbard On Fox News

Republican George Santos faced hostility on Fox News over the lies he told to get elected to Congress.

The New York Rep.-elect was admitted in a series of interviews Monday that he lied about his job experience, college education and heritage. He claimed during his campaign that he had worked for Citigroup and Goldman Sachs and that he had a degree from Baruch College in New York, but none of those organizations had records of that. He had also called himself a “proud American Jew.” When questioned by the New York Post, he said he was Catholic and never claimed

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Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOPE) Shares Sold by Pacer Advisors Inc.

Pacer Advisors Inc. lowered its stake in shares of Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOPE – Get Rating) by 25.4% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investors owned 78,077 shares of the company’s stock after selling 26,651 shares during the quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Grand Canyon Education were worth $6,422,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in LOPE. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. purchased a new position in shares of Grand Canyon Education during the 1st quarter worth $43,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC

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LAWSUIT AGAINST USC EDUCATION SCHOOL ALLEGES FRAUD IN US NEWS & WORLD REPORT DATA Works Only Under These Conditions

LOS ANGELES, CA-MAY 17, 2018: Tommy Trojan, officially known as the Trojan Shrine, is a life-size bronze statue of a Trojan warrior located on the USC campus in Los Angeles on May 17, 2018. (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times)
Former students filed a class action lawsuit alleging USC Rossier School of Education fraudulently advertised and inflated the graduate school’s online education programs. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

The University of Southern California’s education school was sued Tuesday by former students who claim that officials violated state law by falsely advertising the graduate program’s high online degree ranking, which was based in part on fraudulent data submitted to US News & World Report’s college rating list.

The class-action lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges that USC and 2U Inc., a technology company hired by the university to

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Lawsuit against USC education school alleges fraud in US News & World Report data

LOS ANGELES, CA-MAY 17, 2018: Tommy Trojan, officially known as the Trojan Shrine, is a life-size bronze statue of a Trojan warrior located on the USC campus in Los Angeles on May 17, 2018. (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times)

Former students filed a class action lawsuit alleging USC Rossier School of Education fraudulently advertised and inflated the graduate school’s online education programs. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

The University of Southern California’s education school was sued Tuesday by former students who claim that officials violated state law by falsely advertising the graduate program’s high online degree ranking, which was based in part on fraudulent data submitted to US News & World Report’s college rating list.

The class-action lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges that USC and 2U Inc., a technology company hired by the university to

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HCA Healthcare-owned Galen College of Nursing debuts Asheville campus

Health care students flank a practice station at Galen College of Nursing's new campus in Asheville.

Health care students flank a practice station at Galen College of Nursing’s new campus in Asheville.

ASHEVILLE – After first announcing the move in the spring of 2022, Galen College of Nursing has opened an Asheville location and is positioning itself as a future source of health care worker talent in Western North Carolina.

Officials cut the ribbon on the 16,900-square-foot campus at 30 Town Square Blvd. in Biltmore Park Dec. 15. Asheville’s is now part of a network of campuses in seven other states, all with a total of about 9,000 students.

HCA Healthcare — which bought Mission Health

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President Dina Boluarte refuses to resign amid a political crisis

Supporters of former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo block the Pan-American highway in the town of La Joya, Peru. Photo: 16 December 2022

Supporters of impeached President Pedro Castillo have been blocking major roads across Peru

Peru’s President Dina Boluarte has ruled out resigning, saying it would not solve the political crisis sparked by the ousting of her predecessor, Pedro Castillo.

President Boluarte renewed her call for Congress to approve early elections, as a way to curb the street protests that have claimed more than 20 lives.

Congress has dismissed this proposal.

Demonstrators backing Mr Castillo want Ms Boluarte to go – as well as early elections and the closure of Congress.

Peru has been through years of political turmoil, with the latest

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Claudine Gay Makes History as First Black Harvard President | News

Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Claudine Gay made her second historic first on Thursday when Harvard announced her selection as the University’s 30th president — the first person of color to hold the role.

Gay previously made history when she was appointed as the first person of color and first woman to serve in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ top post. Gay, who will succeed President Lawrence S. Bacow in July, will also be the only second woman to president over the University and the second Black woman to lead an Ivy League school, after former Brown University

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