Plans for a private elementary and middle school northeast of the Chesebro Road interchange at Highway 101 were unanimously approved this week by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, but opponents might sue to block the proposal, an Agoura Hills councilman said.

The Choice: It Seems to Be Down to Two Private Schools (Washington Post)

(Reuters) The Obama school search appears to have narrowed -- and the much-buzzed-about Maret School is apparently out of the running. Sources close to the process say Michelle Obama felt that the elite private school in Woodley Park -- endorsed by advisers Susan Rice and Greg Craig, who both sent...

Enrollment downturn could force closure of private school (KMOV St. Louis)

ST. LOUIS (KMOV) -- The financial meltdown could force an area private school to close after 41 years of serving kids who have learning disabilities.

Walton Foundation gives $300,000 to medical school (Arkansas News Bureau)

By Doug Thompson Stephens Media FAYETTEVILLE - The Walton Family Foundation, a private charity founded by Wal-Mart founders Sam and Helen Walton, gave $300,000 Monday toward a Northwest Arkansas satellite campus of Arkansas' only medical school.

Jewish day school gets OK to build new campus in Old Agoura (Los Angeles Times)

The L.A. County Board of Supervisors unanimously approves the project, ending a 10-year battle by neighbors opposed to the plans by Heschel West School. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday to allow the construction of a private school in Old Agoura, ending a 10-year battle by neighbors who oppose the project.