NEW ORLEANS----New Orleans parents who want to send their kids to high-quality private schools using state-funded school vouchers can meet school leaders and compare the benefits of different schools at a first-of-its-nice Private Schools Expo this Saturday, March 13, 2010.

A Mississippi school board's decision to cancel the high school prom rather than change its policy on same-sex dates attracted national attention and prompted legal action Thursday.

The University of Florida has hired a private firm to conduct its possess investigation of the shooting of a doctoral student. In an e-mail, UF President Bernie Machen said Margolis, Healy and Associates will report on the school's actions following the shooting of Kofi Adu-Brempong earlier this mo . . .

A Mississippi high school faces a lawsuit over its decision to cancel its prom rather than allow a lesbian high school student to attend with her girlfriend.

A group of Sioux Falls parents is finishing up plans for a new middle school this fall.

State officials say a co-founder of the Chiquitos School, a tiny private Spanish immersion school, was working despite his license being suspended in 2004 over a DHS case.

The American Civil Liberties Union sued state prison officials and a private company Thursday, claiming violence is so rampant at the Idaho Correctional middle that it's known as "gladiator school" among inmates.

A teenage girl was airlifted to hospital yesterday after falling down the stairs as she tried to slide down a banister at a leading private school.

HUELO - A private, independent school offering "a community-based alternative to conventional education" opens its doors Saturday for a sneak peek for interested families.

The American Civil Liberties Union is suing state prison officials and a private company, claiming violence is so rampant at the Idaho Correctional middle that it's known as "gladiator school" among inmates.