The upscale Washington private school that counts Sasha and Malia Obama among its students was hit Tuesday with a prank email advising parents that, among other things, their children would receive "a voucher that may be redeemed for their choice of contraception" at the prom this year.Washingtonian magazine broke the news of the fake message, which purported to be a missive sent from the ...

Clarke plans to cut funds for private alternative school

The Clarke County Board of Education plans to sharply reduce its contract with a private school company, Ombudsman, that supplies credit-recovery services for the school district.

Family sues school in bullying incident

A private school in West Palm Beach is at the center of a bullying lawsuit.

Spokane private school slashes four elementary grades

SPOKANE—A Spokane private school is eliminating several grades, leaving dozens of students without a place to attend next year. St. Patrick Catholic School planned to eliminate kindergarten through fifth grade for the upcoming year.  Parents found out of the changes when the school sent letters home with students.  The school currently has fewer than 100 students and now the school will only be ...

Defer Gonski's funding reforms, private schools urge

FEDERAL reform of school funding is increasingly unlikely with a key private-school lobby group saying the government's new model cannot be implemented in its present form and calling for a two-year extension of the existing system.