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Photo credit Vdeb40by Sheryl Gay StolbergWASHINGTON — Sweet Briar College, the women’s liberal arts college in rural Virginia that announced it would close in August — setting off a storm of protest and lawsuits from students, faculty and alumnae — will remain open for at least another academic year under an agreement announced Saturday by the attorney general of Virginia.Read the rest of the story at The New York Times.

Could Hillary Clinton bring together a party splintered over education policy?by Allie BidwellOutside of local elections, education policy has never been an issue that makes voters flock to the polls. It’s just not as sexy as raising or lowering taxes, nor as anxiety-inducing as foreign relations and national security.Read the rest of the story at U.S. News.

Photo credit Leland Franciscoby Jaweed KaleemOn a Wednesday afternoon in early May, after a full day of studying the Byzantine Empire and sitting through lessons on annotation and critical reading, the sixth-graders in Zsazita Walker’s social studies and language arts class were, expectedly, acting like sixth-graders. School was almost over and the classroom, scattered with posters, worksheets and lesson plans, was buzzing with chatty, curious 10-, 11- and 12-year-olds who knew they’d soon be free from class.Read the rest of the story at the Huff Post.

Photo credit Gennaro Viscianoby Tim JonesCollege is a funny thing. It’s full of scholarly pursuits in the halls of academe, centuries-old institutions with cherished seals, histories of tradition, prestigious alumni, trustees, chancellors, regalia, committees on committees, formal ceremonies, and countless other idiosyncrasies.Read the rest of the story at Inside Higher Ed.

by Jorge RuedaCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela has already lost many of its brightest young professionals to better-paying jobs abroad, and now the South American country is also losing the professors who trained them.Read the rest of the story at Yahoo! News.

Photo credit Chris Moncusby Cory TurnerWhat’s in a number?To many, 81 percent is a success story. It’s the nation’s all-time-high rate for high school graduation in 2013, the most recent year of federal data.Read the rest of the story at NPR.

by the Associated PressRICHMOND, Va. — The Supreme Court of Virginia has temporarily blocked the planned closing of Sweet Briar College, a 114-year-old private school for women.Read the rest of the story at The New York Times.

by Sarah D. SparksThe nation’s premiere federal testing program is poised to provide a critical window into how students’ motivation, mindset, and grit can affect their learning.Read the rest of the story at Education Week.

by Shen Lu and Hilary WhitemanBeijing (CNN)- Now breathe.Almost 9.5 million high school students in China have just finished possibly the most important exam of their lives.Read the rest of the story at CNN.com.