WRESTLING: Local private schools look to build on Texas Prep success

One week after competing in the Texas Prep State Wrestling Championships, area private school wrestlers grapple for state and conference championships Saturday. St. Thomas travels to Argyle Liberty C

Private schools need funds

I read the newspaper article Private versus public? (Burnaby NOW, April 14), and I felt the need to respond and correct some of the misconceptions about private schools and the people who attend them.

In The Face Of Education Cuts, More Families Consider Private School

OPB is tracking the effects of budget cuts over the course of this school year. It's a series we're calling "Learning with Less." Public schools are seeing larger classes and fewer course offerings. And as Rob Manning reports, some parents are responding to those changes by seeking out alternatives – in the private school sector.

Delta private schools top public counterparts in rankings

Headmaster Graham Baldwin, shown here welcoming students to the new campus last month, said Southpointe's rank is all the more impressive because the Tsawwassen school doesn't pick and choose students.

McDonnell, Cuccinelli Call for 'School Choice'

RICHMOND – Gov. Bob McDonnell, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and other Republican officials called for more “school choice,” including helping low-income students attend private schools, at a rally at Capitol Square on Tuesday.