Squeezing into a budget for homecoming dance - Herald Tribune

But it wasn't Macy's. The girls were at a South Florida flea market where the charity Becca's Closet gives used and new gowns to high school students unable to afford one. One mom said her hours as a nurse's aide had been cut. Another whose mortgage ...

Canucks-Penguins Preview - ESPN.com

The Pittsburgh Penguins have picked up a point in every game this month as they've surged toward the top of the Atlantic Division. The Vancouver Canucks are one of the few teams that can say they've been as impressive in November. Two of the NHL's ...

Lawsuit says Ind. teen with HIV bullied at school - Seattle Times

A school district in the state where HIV-positive Ryan White fought for the right to attend classes two decades ago is being sued by the family of a 14-year-old girl who says she was bullied so badly over her positive status that she left school. A ...

Charter students tell Rockford panel school feels like 'family' - Rockford Register-Star

CHICAGO — Angelica Royalty, 18, could relate to nearly every story told on stage at the Youth Connection Leadership Academy. About a dozen students took the stage this afternoon at the Chicago charter school and told stories to the audience. The ...

Fitch Rates DASNY $41MM School Revs 2008C 'A+' & $48MM 2008D 'A ... - Businesswire.com

NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A+' underlying rating to approximately $40,835,000 Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) school district revenue bond financing program revenue bonds series 2008C and an 'A ...