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• Mass. church to help find school for gays' son (AP)
• Alabama girl jumps to death; bullying investigated (AP)
• Hawaii wraps up a year of short school weeks (AP)
• College for all? Experts say not necessarily (AP)
• Ford to restore tuition help for union workers (AP)
• New Hope for Debtors Struggling With Student Loans (U.S. News & World Report)
• Judge blocks layoffs at 3 LA schools (AP)

Mass. church to help find school for gays' son (AP) Posted: 13 May 2010 06:11 PM PDT AP - The head of education for the Boston Archdiocese offered Thursday to help find a different Catholic school for a boy denied acceptance at a Hingham Catholic school because his parents are gay.

Alabama girl jumps to death; bullying investigated (AP) Posted: 13 May 2010 03:59 PM PDT AP - A 15-year-old high school student who jumped to her death from an interstate overpass complained of bullying at school and never got over the death of her sister in a freak accident, factors the coroner said Thursday likely played a role in her suicide.

Hawaii wraps up a year of short school weeks (AP) Posted: 13 May 2010 02:33 PM PDT AP - When Hawaii ran short on money, it made students and teachers pay by slashing 17 Fridays from the school calendar, resulting in three-day weekends and the nation's shortest school year.

College for all? Experts say not necessarily (AP) Posted: 13 May 2010 01:23 PM PDT AP - In a town dominated by the University of Missouri's flagship campus and two smaller colleges, higher education is practically a birthright for high school seniors like Kate Hodges.

Ford to restore tuition help for union workers (AP) Posted: 13 May 2010 10:59 AM PDT AP - Ford Motor Co. will restore college tuition help for factory workers as it tries to settle a dispute over benefits with the United Auto Workers union.

New Hope for Debtors Struggling With Student Loans (U.S. News & World Report) Posted: 13 May 2010 08:11 AM PDT U.S. News & World Report - Hundreds of thousands of Americans who fall behind in their bills and seek refuge by filing for bankruptcy get a distressing surprise: If they are willing to ruin their credit for years, they can walk away from their houses, turn in their cars, and wipe out their credit card bills, but they typically can't erase a penny of their student debts.

Judge blocks layoffs at 3 LA schools (AP) Posted: 12 May 2010 06:05 PM PDT AP - A judge has issued an injunction blocking layoffs at three Los Angeles Unified middle schools where civil rights groups said job cuts would deprive inner-city children of their right to an education.

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