Poor Schools Will Benefit From Lawsuit Settlement
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By Cherish Wilson, The Star, Shelby, N.C.  Feb. 17--SHELBY -- Some of the county's poorest schools are set to  benefit from a recent multi-million dollar settlement in a class-action  lawsuit against Microsoft Corporation.
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GULFPORT, Miss. _ U.S. District Court Judge L.T. Senter Jr. told a packed courtroom Wednesday that he will approve a class-action settlement of State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.'s Hurricane Katrina claims only if he is assured policyholders receive "substantial benefits" the current proposal lacks.
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Families shell out a small fortune to send their kids back to school.
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The last phase of the reform timeline outlined by No Child Left Behind poses challenges for underperformers.
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  Students injured when a tree-trimming truck struck a school bus have settled a multimillion-dollar lawsuit they filed against the truck driver and his employer.
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In recent years, thousands of the nation's teachers have claimed a deduction of up to $250 on their federal income tax returns for out-of-pocket costs for crayons, construction paper and other classroom supplies.
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The College Board, the organization that owns the SAT, and the company that administers the college admissions test announced yesterday that they had agreed to pay nearly $3 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over inaccurate test scores for thousands of students.
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Middle income families with students in many of the nation's top university are getting some relief.
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COMO, Miss. -- Of all the nation's elementary schools, the one serving this poor, rural crossroads is at the bottom of the heap.
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A private school in Hawaii can favor Hawaiian natives for admission as a means of giving a helping hand to a downtrodden indigenous population, a divided federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
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Families who struggle to find the best secondary school for their children receive extra support and advice.
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A clash at a charter school in New York has exposed fault lines of wealth and class that are perhaps inevitable as philanthropists increasingly invest in public education.
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A scheme to improve teaching at primary schools has had a "limited impact", a report says.
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Victims of a toxic waste spill in Ivory Coast are to be compensated but most of the money stays in state hands.
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Agreement on moving class-action suits to federal courts indicates bridge building between parties, for now.
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Ugandan children who have completed primary school benefit from free education at many secondary schools.
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Sobs and a moment of silence for those who died during years of negotiations punctuated a Monday hearing at which a judge accepted a $660 million settlement between the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles and alleged victims of clergy sex abuse.