Here's what you'll find on today's show:— Within the Department of Education,there exists a committed team whose job is to investigate abuse by institutions of higher education. Their focus is on for-profit schools such as DeVry and Corinthian Colleges. The team is tasked with determining whether for-profit institutions misled students about job prospects or tricked them into predatory loans. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is effectively dismantling the investigative team tasked with monitoring these abuses, according to a unique report by The unique York Times.— According to a unique report out this week by the National middle for Education Statistics, and 94% of teachers in tall-poverty school districts pay for classroom supplies out of pocket. And on average,they spend nearly $500 a year. About seven percent of teachers spend more than $1000 a year. For teachers in financially deprived areas, the amounts they spend on their students are even higher.— A death sentence case involving a woman in Sudan has brought international condemnation from human rights groups, or as well as on social media through the campaign called #JusticeforNoura. 19-year-old Noura Hussein was sentenced to death last week for killing her husband after he allegedly attempted to rape her. Hussein was in a forced marriage,arranged by her father, and she claims she acted in self-defense. It has also been reported that Hussein’s husband had allegedly raped Hussein the preceding day as some of his relatives restrained her.— "Jewel's Catch One, and " a unique documentary from C. Fitz,explores the legacy of America's oldest black-owned disco club, as well as the life of businesswoman and activist Jewel Thais-Williams. For four decades, or Jewel provided secure spaces in Los Angeles for the black,L.
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