Florida officials probe hazing after drum major’s death (Reuters)
Reuters – Hazing may have been a factor in the death of a Florida college drum major following a popular football and marching band competition between two of the state’s historically black universities, authorities said on Tuesday.
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Teen in Calif. school attack ordered to pay $122K (AP)
AP – A judge has ordered a teenager convicted in a bomb attack on a Northern California high school to pay the school district $122,000 in restitution.
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Ind. couple: School didn’t shield son from bullies (AP)
AP – A couple is suing their northwest Indiana school district, claiming school officials failed to protect their son from prolonged bullying over his Middle Eastern background that culminated in an attack this month that left him with a brain injury.
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LA schools to boost equity for minority students (AP)
AP – A 19-month civil rights investigation of the Los Angeles Unified School District found that the district failed to provide an equal education to English-learners and black students, resulting in wide academic disparities, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday.
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Texas schools sue state, saying funding is unfair (AP)
AP – A coalition of more than 150 Texas school districts said Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit against the state over a school funding system it says is unfair, inefficient and unconstitutional.
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Senators seek to alter No Child Left Behind law (AP)
AP – An outline of a plan by two senators to rework the education law known as No Child Left Behind would put more control over schools in the hands of states.
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NC school district wins $550,000 Broad prize (AP)
AP – North Carolina’s Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district has won a prestigious prize in public education, which will provide $550,000 in college scholarships for needy students.
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APNewsBreak: Idaho inmates settle prison lawsuit (AP)
AP – A potential class-action lawsuit against the nation’s largest private prison company over allegations of violence at the Idaho Correctional Center has been settled in federal court.
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Ohio woman in fake-address case grateful to gov. (AP)
AP – An Ohio woman who was jailed for using her father’s address to enroll her children in a neighboring school district told a television station she’s grateful she got a break from the governor and would handle things differently if she could relive the episode.
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‘Glee’ DVD maker donates to music education (AP)
AP – The maker of the “Glee” DVDs is donating $1 million to school arts programs across the country.