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How Schools Are Like Uber, Trump U Settlement, And Other Education News Of The Week

A financial aid flap, DeVos on stage, and more.

Welcome to another weekly roundup from the NPR Ed Team, where we lasso the latest news on student aid, school choice, and more.

Trump University settlement finalized

Thousands of students are set to get money back now that U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel has finalized the $25 million fraud settlement against Trump University.

The nonaccredited series of seminars, which shut down in 2010, was advertised as a way to share Donald Trump's expertise in real estate. Several lawsuits argued that the focus instead was on participants' wallets.

One instructed them to target the financially vulnerable. "[f]or example:

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