Prospects look bleak for law school grads

New numbers released in 2011 by the National Association for Legal Career Professionals (NALP) show the difficult...

Alabama Legislature to see clashes on charter schools, immigration law revisions

Gov. Robert Bentley plans to outline his priority list in his State of the State speech to legislators, scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Capitol.

Is Culture of Risk-Taking and Self-Confidence Influencing Student Debt?

COMMENTARY | According to Reuters, the increasing levels of debt incurred by law school graduates has led some to seek relief through the courts, often declaring bankruptcy. From 2005 to 2010 the number of college graduates declaring bankruptcy rose by about 20 percent. A recruiter of law school graduates said students who did not attend one of the top-40 law schools and finish within the top ...

Dismissal hearing begins for Pittsburgh schools top cop

At the heart of a dismissal hearing today for the suspended longtime Pittsburgh Public Schools police chief is the question of whether Robert Fadzen Jr. overstepped his authority in pulling over an ambulance last summer.

Law could 'leave public schools in shreds'

The New Hampshire Legislature on Jan. 4 passed Rep. J.R. Hoell's (R-Dunbarton) HB 542, a law that took effect immediately and grants parents unprecedented powers to direct the education of their children in public schools. Specifically, the law (a)...