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Judge to hear new evidence in school finance case
Texas will crack open its already-decided school finance trial in January for new testimony on how the Legislature's recent restoration of classroom funding affects the case, a judge ruled Wednesday. After 45 days of grueling testimony, State District Judge John Dietz ruled in February that Texas provides inadequate and inequitable ...
Bipartisan proposal on student loans circulating
A bipartisan compromise on student loans started to take shape in the Senate on Wednesday, preserving fixed-rate loans for all students and linking interest rates with the financial markets. Students from lower-income families, who pay substantially lower interest rates than those more affluent, would see a slight uptick from the ...
3rd case of whooping cough at NH school
School officials say a staff member at New Hampshire's Londonderry Middle School has been diagnosed with whooping cough, the third such case at the same school. A letter sent from the district superintendent to parents on Tuesday that the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services qualifies three cases ...
Last day for some Chicago schools slated to close
It is the last day of class for more than two dozen Chicago public schools that are scheduled to close their doors for the last time. The city's Board of Education voted last month to close 50 schools and programs. Students at several of those schools said goodbye Wednesday to ...
House panel starts rewrite of No Child Left Behind
House Republicans on Wednesday finished their rewrite of GOP President George W. Bush's prized No Child Left Behind Act, sending to their colleagues a bill that would strip Education Secretary Arne Duncan and his successors of power and give more authority to the states. Members of the Republican-led House Education ...
Pa. school can exclude morning-after pill coverage
A Christian college can temporarily exclude coverage for birth control like the morning-after pill and the week-after pill when it offers a health insurance plan to its students, a federal judge has ruled. The injunction issued in favor of Geneva College will remain in effect until the judge rules on ...
Wis. Assembly passes state budget, heads to Senate
The Wisconsin Assembly passed the state budget Wednesday after Democrats decided against offering any amendments or prolonging debate, saying the $70 billion spending plan is so bad it can't be fixed. "We believe there's no hope for this budget," said Minority Leader Peter Barca, the only Democrat who spoke against ...
Highlights of state budget passed by Assembly
The two-year state budget passed by the Republican-controlled Assembly on a 55-42 vote now heads to the state Senate for an expected vote on Thursday. If it passes there in identical form, it then heads to Gov. Scott Walker who can sign it, veto all of it, or veto any ...
East Aurora schools enter into federal agreement
The East Aurora School Board will enter into an agreement with the federal government after two students filed complaints alleging they were bullied. The Beacon-News in Aurora reports (http://bit.ly/19iOqne) the board unanimously voted to enter into the agreement on Monday. The agreement will require the district to develop more detailed ...
Easton, Pa., school board eliminates 43 positions
The school board in Easton is eliminating 43 positions due to budget cuts, including 19 teachers. The Easton Area School Board approved the cuts Tuesday. They come after the eastern Pennsylvania district voted in May to pass a $134.3 million spending plan and a 1.7 percent tax hike. Chief Operating ...
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