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Jan 13, 2021 | EDSCOOP The U.S. Department of Education on Wednesday announced it’s chosen 95 organizations from around the country as finalists in a competition to develop pre-apprenticeship adult education programs.  The finalists, selected from a pool of more than 200 applicants to the Rethink Adult Ed Challenge, include colleges, community organizations and correctional facilities, each with ideas on how to create opportunities for adult learners who need additional help entering the workforce or improving their skills to advance their careers.  Pre-apprenticeship programs are...

Church’s appeal loss paves way for abuse survivors to sue We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Church’s appeal loss paves way for abuse survivors to sue Save Normal text size Advertisement The Catholic Church has failed in its appeal over a compensation payout to a sexual abuse survivor, and now faces the prospect of being sued by hundreds of other victims who received meagre payments in exchange for their silence. A former altar boy known as WCB was in 1996 paid $32,500 by the church after he was repeatedly abused by Warragul prie...

The Victorian Court of Appeal has quashed one of drug baron Tony Mokbel's cocaine importing convictions over the Lawyer X scandal. Mokbel, 55, who is serving a 35-year sentence for a number of drug-related charges, appeared in court via video link from Barwon prison. Justices Chris Maxwell and David Beach axed Mokbel's conviction for importing a commercial quantity of cocaine after the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions agreed the leave for appeal should be granted and the conviction set aside. Nicola Gobbo was representing Mokbel for charges he faced over Operation Paddle while act...