Yahoo! News: Education News

---

• Gates Foundation helps Houston charter schools (AP)
• Ala. board suggests teachers pay more for benefits (AP)
• Ohio schools sorry for movie-shoot bus diversion (AP)

Gates Foundation helps Houston charter schools (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 08:34 AM PST AP - The Bill & Melinda Gates foundation is offering $30 million to help charter schools in Houston get $300 million in tax-exempt bonds to build more schools.

Ala. board suggests teachers pay more for benefits (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 04:58 AM PST AP - Teachers and other education employees could have to pay more for their retirement and health insurance benefits under a financial plan proposed Thursday by the Alabama Board of Education.

Ohio schools sorry for movie-shoot bus diversion (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 04:54 AM PST AP - Ohio parents who say their children endured long, complicated walks home are panning the disruption of school bus service for a Hollywood movie shoot.

You are subscribed to email updates from Yahoo! News: Education News To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610