Louisiana teenager accused of poisoning teacher (AP) AP - A 16-year-old student is accused of poisoning his teacher, who went to the hospital with "severe intestinal distress" after the teen spiked a soft drink with eye drops, authorities said. Dems derail McCain bill to boost veterans' college aid (AP) AP - Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a bill by John McCain that would have increased college aid for military veterans because they said it didn't go far enough and would serve only as political cover for the GOP presidential candidate. Madonna to build girls' school in Malawi: lawyer (Reuters)
The Latest Twist in Student Loans (BusinessWeek Online) BusinessWeek Online - Because of the credit crunch, conventional lenders are making it tough for any but the most creditworthy borrowers to qualify for private college loans. Now, a new breed of student lender is trying to get students to return the snub -- by writing off the Sallie Maes and Citibanks of the world in favor of relying on friends, fa...... Lawyer says young Philly jet-setter nearing plea in ID case (AP)
School districts start to face sanctions under landmark law (AP) AP - At Las Palmitas Elementary School, nestled between rundown homes and fields of grapes, peppers and dates in Southern California, 99 percent of students live in poverty and fewer than 20 percent speak English fluently. Hundreds brawl at LA high school, broken up by police (AP) AP - A fight that broke out at a troubled South Los Angeles school escalated into a campuswide brawl involving as many as 600 students before it was quelled by police in riot gear. Bush signs student loan market stabilization plan (Reuters)
Bush Signs Legislation to Boost Availability of Student Loans (Bloomberg) Bloomberg - May 7 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush signed legislation designed to ensure that turmoil in the credit markets doesn't cause a shortage in student loans.
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Reuters - U.S. pop diva Madonna plans to start
building a multi-million-dollar girls' school in Malawi for
underprivileged children this year, her local lawyer said on
Wednesday.
AP - A former college student accused of stealing people's credit to travel the world with her Ivy League boyfriend is nearing a federal plea deal, her lawyer said.
Reuters - President George W. Bush signed into
law on Wednesday a program to stabilize the $85-billion student
loan industry, addressing lenders' warnings of a possible loan
shortage in coming months.
