Here's what you'll find on today's show:
— Within the Department of Education, there exists a dedicated 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 <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/13/business/education-department-for-profit-colleges.html">new report by The New York Times</a>.
— According to a new report out this week by the National Center for Education Statistics, 94% of teachers in high-poverty school districts pay for classroom supplies out of pocket. And on average, they spend <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/teachers-shelling-out-nearly-500-a-year-on-school-supplies-report-finds/2018/05/14/af2affae-57b8-11e8-b656-a5f8c2a9295d_story.html?utm_term=.e98228e55c2d">nearly $500</a> 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 <a href="http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2018/5/statement-appeal-for-clemency-for-noura-hussein" target="_blank">condemnation</a> from human rights groups, 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 <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sudan-women-death-penalty/sudanese-teen-bride-who-killed-husband-during-rape-to-be-executed-idUSKBN1IB2K9" target="_blank">been reported</a> that Hussein’s husband had allegedly raped Hussein the previous day as some of his relatives restrained her.
— "<a href="http://www.jewelscatchonedocumentary.com/">Jewel's Catch One</a>," a new documentary from <a href="https://twitter.com/CFitz_">C. Fitz</a>, 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, Jewel provided safe spaces in Los Angeles for the black, L.G.B.T.Q., and AIDS-impacted communities. The club closed in 2015. The film was recently acquired by Ava DuVernay's grassroots distribution company, <a href="http://www.arraynow.com/">ARRAY</a>.

The Takeaway

Dep't of Education Stops Investigating For-Profit Colleges


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