Government data shows black students face much harsher discipline and are put out of school more often than any other ethnic group for similar offenses. Chicago Tribune reporter Howard Witt analyzes the report.

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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' autobiography hits bookstores Oct. 1, coinciding with the court's new term. He received a $1.5 million advance for the memoir. He offers vivid, and at times, seething details about events surrounding his nomination.

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A small town in New Hampshire is coming to grips with a scandal at the public high school. Nine students face criminal charges for allegedly breaking into a classroom and stealing advance copies of final exams.

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Financial pressures are forcing colleges and universities to consider selling highly valued art works to a solicitous buyer behind the building of a new museum in Arkansas.

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