The Daily Report Card: Catholic School Bullying Case Will Head To Trial

School bullying case heads to trial – “A settlement offered – and then rescinded – by the local Roman Catholic diocese to the parents of boy allegedly bullied at Most Precious Blood Catholic School will not be enforced, an Allen Superior Court judge ruled last month.” Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Should bullies be treated as criminals? – “Though bullying is as old as classrooms, only in the past decade or so have states moved to address, legislatively, what once was simply the domain of schools. In 1999, only Georgia had an anti-bullying law. Now every state but Montana does.” USA Today

Why Throwing Money at Schools Actually Is the Answer – “The national average of $11,764 spent per pupil is chump change compared to the $27,980 spent on each student in well-off Bronxville, New York.” GOOD

Charter schools increasingly tapping bond markets – “Institutional investors and banks understand charters—and the risks they have to manage—much better than in past years, and that’s translating to lower borrowing costs for schools.” Stretching The School Dollar