State found to pay extra for school projects
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Because of its lax oversight, the state overpaid cities and towns by as much as $20.5 million for school construction and renovation projects that came
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By Thomas J. Morgan; Journal Staff Writer  The company agrees to pay more than $100,000 in penalties and contributions.
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By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 7--The Northwest Children's Home Nampa and Payette Education Centers are asking for donations to help students with school supplies.
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MILWAUKEE - A student whose vacation plans were spoiled has sued to end summer homework in Wisconsin, claiming it creates an unfair workload and unnecessary stress.
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The $4.2 million Davis School District book scam is just another example of why classrooms in Utah don't have enough money. A number of years ago it was two Salt Lake County school districts that cheated our students out of books.
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Problems with a PeopleSoft ERP rollout in Palm Beach County, Fla., have caused significant payroll problems for numerous school district workers.
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Expenses like travel and food cost parents of state school pupils more than Â£700 a year, says a report.
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PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 23 -- Just in time for Christmas, Oregon taxpayers have gotten some extra spending money from an unlikely Santa Claus: their state government.
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The United States spent an average of $8,701 per pupil to educate its children in 2005, the Census Bureau said on Thursday, with some states paying more than twice as much per student as others.
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By Tara M. Manthey, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Sep. 23--Erica Palmer imagined she was making a presentation to her grandmother, not the governor.   The sixth-grader held that picture in her head as she explained Spanaway Elementary School's gardening project to Gov.
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The University of Washington said yesterday it overbilled the government $3.6 million during the period that was the subject of the federal investigation into its Medicare and Medicaid billing practices, an amount in sharp contrast to government estimates
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A maneuver called 'splash and dash' cost US taxpayers perhaps $30 million last year, but the charges are rising fast.
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Tired of parents pulling their kids out of school for a ski trip or a visit to Disneyland, the local school system is billing them for the missed class time at $36.13 per day.
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By Philip Marcello; Journal Staff Writer  This story of statewide business interest previously appeared in a local news section.
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A panel has found that an additional $5.6 billion must be spent on schoolchildren every year to provide a basic education.
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Some students face increased tuition fees of more than Â£7,000 because of funding cuts, universities warn.
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By Mike Fitzgerald, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill.  May 28--EAST ST. LOUIS -- A state agency plans to spend $550,000 to fix up the old Lincoln High School to make space for a sewing training program for chronically unemployed adults.