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• Alaska Senate passes compromise state operating budget
• 2 teen students charged in fatal shooting of classmate
• Teen charged after crash injuries 7 in New Castle
• Paying More for College? Blame Government Cuts
• Illinois Democrats poised to defy governor's budget veto threat
• High School Educators See Fun, Risks in Senior Pranks

Alaska Senate passes compromise state operating budget Posted: 31 May 2016 03:57 PM PDT The Alaska Senate on Tuesday passed a compromise state operating budget that restores funding for public schools, reduces a proposed cut to the university system and aims to prevent layoff warnings being ...

2 teen students charged in fatal shooting of classmate Posted: 31 May 2016 03:24 PM PDT SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) — Two Northern California high school students have been charged as adults with murder for the shooting death of a classmate.

Teen charged after crash injuries 7 in New Castle Posted: 31 May 2016 01:57 PM PDT A teenage driver has been charged following a crash on Tuesday morning that left six people injured, including a number of high school students.

Paying More for College? Blame Government Cuts Posted: 31 May 2016 02:45 AM PDT Amid mounting complaints from parents and students about rising college tuition, staggering student debt and declining quality of education, a new study blames much of the problem on the sharp reduction in state government support for higher education since the 2008 financial crisis and recession. Nearly eight years of cuts in state funding for public colleges and universities "have driven up tuition and harmed students' educational experiences by forcing faculty reductions, fewer course offers, and campus closings," according to a report by the liberal-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. State funding for public two- and four-year colleges and universities is now $8.7 billion below pre-recession levels, after adjusting for inflation, according to the new analysis.

Illinois Democrats poised to defy governor's budget veto threat Posted: 30 May 2016 07:46 PM PDT By Dave McKinney SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Reuters) - Illinois' long-running budget stalemate was set to spill into the summer on Monday, as Democratic lawmakers worked to pass a 2017 spending plan that Republican Governor Bruce Rauner has threatened to veto, possibly jeopardizing public schools re-opening in August. As a midnight Tuesday deadline to pass legislation approaches, Rauner and his Democratic rivals who control the state legislature reported no headway toward ending the 11-month long dispute that has left Illinois as the only state without a full operating budget for the current fiscal year. In recent weeks, legislative working groups convened by Rauner have tried to bridge differences between the governor and top Democrats.

High School Educators See Fun, Risks in Senior Pranks Posted: 30 May 2016 05:30 AM PDT Senior pranks, which are generally stunts pulled by seniors designed to amuse the school community, and often not school-sanctioned, have been going on for generations. For example, nearly half of the senior class at an Arkansas high school wasn't allowed to attend graduation this month -- and are even facing criminal charges -- because of a prank that involved vandalism, according to a recent news report. At one Texas high school, for instance, seniors filled the school with thousands of balloons, which the principal seemed to enjoy, a local news publication reported this month.

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