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• Kansas Supreme Court: Legislature not fully funding schools
• Kansas Supreme Court rejects some education funding changes, renews threat to close state's public schools
• Illinois lawmakers focus on funding fix for Chicago schools
• A state-by-state look at proposals dealing with LGBT rights
• 3 Health Insurance Options for New College Graduates
• Rockland County to inspect private schools over fire safety violations

Kansas Supreme Court: Legislature not fully funding schools Posted: 27 May 2016 03:52 PM PDT TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday rejected some education funding changes enacted by the Legislature earlier this year and threatened to order the state's public schools closed if lawmakers don't act by June 30.

Kansas Supreme Court rejects some education funding changes, renews threat to close state's public schools Posted: 27 May 2016 03:03 PM PDT TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Supreme Court rejects some education funding changes, renews threat to close state's public schools.

Illinois lawmakers focus on funding fix for Chicago schools Posted: 27 May 2016 02:56 PM PDT A funding fix for the fiscally challenged Chicago Public Schools is taking center stage in the final days of the Illinois legislature's spring session, with the Democratic-led Senate passing two bills on Friday. The nation's third-largest public school system has relied on borrowing and bank lines of credit to limp through the current school year and is facing a $1 billion fiscal 2017 budget deficit largely due to escalating pension payments. With CPS officials demanding an end to the state's insufficient and "discriminatory" funding formula, the legislature, which ends its spring session on Tuesday, has been hit with a flurry of plans.

A state-by-state look at proposals dealing with LGBT rights Posted: 27 May 2016 12:27 PM PDT Legislation has been proposed in states across the country addressing the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, including some proposals that critics say would legalize discrimination. Many of the proposals would protect clergy, businesses and those who decline to employ or serve people based on religious beliefs. Eleven states — Oklahoma, Alabama, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Tennessee, Maine, Arizona, Louisiana, Utah, Georgia and Texas — announced a lawsuit Wednesday against the Obama administration over its directive to U.S. public schools to let transgender students use the bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity. Here's a look at legislation around the country:

3 Health Insurance Options for New College Graduates Posted: 27 May 2016 03:15 AM PDT Here's something else that today's college grads need to consider: health insurance. If you've previously had health insurance through school, you may be able to continue that coverage for a month or two, but you'll have to check with your policy to find out. You'll also have to make sure you'll be able to access in-network providers, which may include only the university health center, after graduation.

Rockland County to inspect private schools over fire safety violations Posted: 26 May 2016 02:05 PM PDT Just how safe are children when they're in school? In Rockland County alone, nearly 50 private schools -- some that have not filed fire inspection reports in years -- will soon have to under go fire inspections.

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