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• Suit in Mass. bullying case was settled for $225K (AP)
• Sexual assault reports up at U.S. military academies: report (Reuters)
• Ed Dept. chides Hawaii for use of grant dollars (AP)

Suit in Mass. bullying case was settled for $225K (AP) Posted: 27 Dec 2011 04:59 PM PST AP - A lawsuit brought by the parents of Phoebe Prince, a 15-year-old Irish immigrant in Massachusetts who committed suicide after relentless bullying, was settled for $225,000, according to documents made public Tuesday.

Sexual assault reports up at U.S. military academies: report (Reuters) Posted: 27 Dec 2011 12:53 PM PST Reuters - The U.S. Department of Defense said on Tuesday that there was a rise in reports of sexual assault at the nation's military academies in the most recent school year and announced new policies to help victims.

Ed Dept. chides Hawaii for use of grant dollars (AP) Posted: 21 Dec 2011 09:02 PM PST AP - An Education Department official on Wednesday admonished Hawaii for its "unsatisfactory" performance under a $75 million federal grant the state won last year in a high profile competition and said it was placing it under "high risk" status. That means the state is in danger of losing the money if it doesn't make improvements.

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