School districts sue state over special-ed funding
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OLYMPIA - A coalition of 11 school districts filed a lawsuit against the state yesterday, arguing the Legislature has not lived up to its constitutional obligation to fully fund special education.
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The House issued an ultimatum to school boards Tuesday: Establish policies on student searches or risk losing federal funds.
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The politically charged methods that states use to draw Congressional districts are under attack by citizens groups, state legislators and the governor of California.
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The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that parents of disabled children do not have to hire lawyers to sue school districts when they attempt to ensure that their children's special needs are adequately met.
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TORONTO - Hundreds of families with autistic children are taking the Ontario government to court for money to pay for therapy for their children.
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Parents should not be forced to hire a lawyer to sue public school districts over their children's special education needs, the lawyer for parents of an autistic child told the Supreme Court Tuesday.
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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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A group of families has sued in an attempt to block Gov. Rick Perry's executive order requiring schoolgirls to be vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer.
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The state American Civil Liberties Union plans to file a federal lawsuit Tuesday against a Pennsylvania school district that is requiring students to learn about alternatives to the theory of evolution.
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WASHINGTON - A cash-flow problem in a federal program is hindering the ability of many schools and libraries to pay for Internet service.
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A state where charter schools have been growing fast - and running into troubles - is now debating a new approach
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Unreliable test scores and other shaky data may be causing states to wrongly penalize some schools under federal law, congressional investigators have found.
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Some administrators are pushing back against an ethos of super-achievement at affluent suburban high schools.
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Officials are considering plans to hire private groups at taxpayer expense to manage scores of public schools.
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Dozens of victims of last summer's bridge collapse in Minneapolis Â from surviving spouses to the parents of children riding on a yellow school bus Â have filed preliminary paperwork to sue the state.
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HARRISBURG, Pa.  - Civil rights groups sued a  Pennsylvania school district on Tuesday to block teaching of  "intelligent design," an alternative to evolution that contends  nature was created by an all-powerful being.
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School districts in three states and the nation's largest teachers union asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to revive a lawsuit challenging the way government-mandated programs are funded.