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Victoria Libsack, a teacher at Linus Pauling Middle School in Corvallis, Ore., with students Alan Gallardo, 14, (right) and Victor Hernandez, 14. Libsack taught for three years in a low-income Phoenix school. But after her TEACH Grants were converted into more than $20,000 in loans, she took a job at a school that doesn't meet TEACH requirements.

Teachers Begin To See Unfair Student Loans Disappear

The Department of Education is expanding a fix to its troubled TEACH Grant program, giving millions of dollars of grant money back to public school teachers working in the country's neediest schools.

This combination of 2018 file photos shows minister Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam, and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. Facebook has banned their accounts for violating its rules against hate speech.

Facebook Bans Alex Jones, Louis Farrakhan And Other 'Dangerous' Individuals

The social media platform said it was banning the high-profile individuals for engaging in hate. Jones called it an "authoritarian" move.

Emissions rise from three large smokestacks at a coal-fired power plant in Castle Dale, Utah, in 2017. Democratic presidential candidates are releasing plans to reduce U.S. emissions in order to head off the most dangerous consequences of global warming.

2020 Democrats Aim High With Climate Change Proposals

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is centering his presidential campaign on combating climate change. On Friday, he rolled out his plan to shift the country to carbon-free energy.

Vampire Weekend's <em>Father of the Bride, </em>the band's first album in six years, is out May 3.

Vampire Weekend Is Looking For The Cool Within The Uncool

Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig talks about Father of the Bride, the band's first album in six years, along with all the changes that time has brought.

Members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, or RSS, stand at attention and salute a saffron-orange flag at a morning <em>shakha, </em>or drill session, in a park in suburban Mumbai, India.

The Powerful Group Shaping The Rise Of Hindu Nationalism In India

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, or RSS, is close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and holds an outsize influence on national policy. Its goal: to redefine India according to the Hindu faith.

At a Feb. 21, 2018, Philippine Senate hearing in Manila on deaths linked to the dengue vaccine, families brought photos of children who had been vaccinated.

Rush To Produce, Sell Vaccine Put Kids In Philippines At Risk

A dengue vaccine put thousands of kids at risk for a deadly condition. Some scientists say the manufacturer and health officials did too little to warn parents in the Philippines.

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