msnbc.com: Education

Beverly Hills to boot non-district K-8 pupils

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:49:48 GMT

After more than four hours of emotional and sometimes contentious debate, the Beverly Hills Unified School District approved a controversial proposal Tuesday to boot out more than 400 out-of-district students.

‘At hope’ kids better than ‘at risk’?

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:24:33 GMT

Decades ago, poor children became known as "disadvantaged." Then they were "at-risk." Now, a Washington lawmaker wants to replace those euphemisms with a new one: "at hope."

Hawaii legislators seek to lengthen school year

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:55:10 GMT

Stuck with the nation's shortest school year, Hawaii lawmakers will consider proposals for longer and more school days when this year's legislative session opens Wednesday.

Loophole frees mentally ill youth offenders

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:07:18 GMT

Recent slaying cases highlight the complexities of a 1997 law meant to keep mentally ill juveniles from being held in detention centers where they can't get proper treatment.

Study: Schools face shortfalls after stimulus ends

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:47:54 GMT

Using federal stimulus money to avoid layoffs at schools is going to create a shortfall even more difficult for states and schools to contend with when that money runs out, according to a first-of-its-kind study released Monday.