BOSTON – Representing five students who were denied seats at the city's public charter schools, three prominent Boston lawyers are suing the state, arguing that a cap on the number of available classroom seats unconstitutionally deprives students in failing Boston schools of an equal opportunity to receive an adequate education.
Attorneys William F. Lee of Wilmer Hale, Paul F. Ware, Jr. of Goodwin Procter and Michael B. Keating of Foley Hoag filed the class-action lawsuit Sept. 15 in Suffolk Superior Court, naming Secretary of Education James A. Peyser and the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education as defendants.
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Pope Francis arrives in the United States, he will get an airport welcome that few world leaders have ever received: a plane-side greeting from President Barack Obama.
