Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is giving schools supplemental material to combat 'misinformation and prejudice' about the Israel-Hamas war

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott

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I encouraged my son to apply to only 3 colleges even though his friends were applying to 12 to 15. He still got into his dream school.

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The author and her son.

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I was drowning in student-loan debt, so I bought a house and flipped it. I used the profit to pay off my loans.

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Billionaire donors are loudly boycotting Ivy Leagues. It may not hurt the schools as much as you think.

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Billionaire donors have pulled their money from the University of Pennsylvania.

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'Law & Order' creator Dick Wolf threatens to pull funding from UPenn unless president resigns amid Israel-Hamas response backlash, CNN reports

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Dick Wolf speaks at the TCA WINTER PRESS TOUR 2020 on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020 at the Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, CA.

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A Cornell history professor apologized for calling Hamas' attacks 'exhilarating' and 'energizing.' His actions are under review by the school.

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Cornell University Professor Russell Rickford.

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GOP lawmaker attacks tax-exempt status of US colleges failing to condemn Hamas' 'barbaric' attacks

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Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Rep. Jason Smith at a news conference at the House Longworth Office Building on Capitol Hill, September 27, 2023, in Washington, DC.

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Scholastic says state book bans are causing an 'impossible dilemma' for its iconic book fairs

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A Scholastic Book Fair banner outside a Catholic school in Queens, New York.

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Harvard has become the poster child for American culture wars in the 11 days since Hamas' terrorist attack on Israel. Here's what's happened.

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A collection of student groups said in a statement that they "hold the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence."

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More than 14,000 licensed childcare centers in the US are behind on state-mandated inspections

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Toys and watering cans lie ready in a box on the grounds of a daycare center.

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