The LA Times reports on UC’s Commission on the Future which is looking at ways to fund the college system. One wacky idea is to charge no tuition but a college grad has to pay a percentage of what they earn back to the college.

The AP reports on tuition increases being a national trend.

The New York Times with a big article out on Early College High schools.

They also report on women outnumbering the men at colleges and the dating scene they are in.

The Herald Leader reports on the Kentucky Community and Technical College System having an enrollment increase of 18%.

The News & Observer reports on Mount Olive College that is starting a plan where you can get a college degree in three years.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on the Internet still not being the answer for textbook costs.

The Providence Journal reports on Brown University getting a record amount of applications.

The AP reports on Dartmouth college laying of 76 non-teach positions to save 100 million bucks over 2 years.

The Oregonian reports on the Oregon League of Minority Voters that is going to be giving out a scholarship.

The Denver Post reports on a new bill in Colorado that New bill would allow students to transfer credits from for-profit colleges.

The Houston Chronicle reports on starting the hunt for college aid early.

The AP reports on San Jose State that is getting some one time stimulus funds so more classes can be offered.

on many schools that are going to run into funding problems when the stimulus money runs out.

They also report on Haven Academy that has 1/3 of its students from foster care.

on some school districts in the area that are going to be running out of snow days soon.

on the successes and setbacks at Lee High.

on a group of kindergarten students that are learning through iPod’s.

on new bill in Pennsylvania that would make it easier to turn low performing schools into charter schools.

on students that dread the transition out of the Beverly Hills school district.

on Atlanta Community Schools that have gone to a four day school week this year.

with a new report looking at NAEP scores.

This reports does show some score gaps are growing since the 1990’s.

For math in the 4th and 8th grade levels whites are growing the gap big time when it comes to the amount getting to the advanced level. For reading at the same level the gap is not going as fast.

That same type of event occurs when you look at non-ELL vrs ELL students and when you look at students who get free or reduced lunches vs. the ones that do not.

The New York Times reports on the lobbying effort by the big lenders in order to stop the student lending bill from passing.

The Dallas Morning News reports on the state higher ed chief saying that Texas is enrolling more college students, but fewer in high-need fields.

The Houston Chronicle Reports on the president of the University of Texas at Austin warning that more layoffs are coming at the flagship campus.

The Mercury News reports on renting textbooks catching on at Cabrillo College.

The AP reports on Ohio State University President Gordon Gee who would like to see the way tenure is given out to a professor changed.

The AP reports on University of Wisconsin System regents that has approved a four-year, $1,200 tuition increase for UW-Eau Claire students.

The Herald Leader reports on High Schools in the Fayette area helping students out with the ACT exam.

on the failure rate for the AP exam that is going up.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports on reform plan at some schools may not be enough to get money from the federal government.

The Times Picayune reports on the Education Secretary that says the bar to get federal money is very high.

on the Canyon’s school district and their plan to offer three different high school diplomas.

on a new survey that is out that says that teacher morale at many schools in the local school district has dropped big time.

with a first of a three part series looking at school life in 21 classrooms.

on the US Education Secretary that says that Robert Bobb is a breath of fresh of air to the school district.

They also report on the local school district that wants to move to all digital textbooks by 2015.

on the state education chief targeting the achievement gap.

Gov. Christie’s transition advisers wanting tough new school rules in New Jersey.

on teacher contract negotiations in the Portland area that have faltered.

with a policy brief looking at high schools in the Philadelphia area.

They found that white students and Asian students are most likely to wind up in the most selective schools in the district. They also found that too many students are selecting some schools which means the school gets to decide who goes and that the non-selective schools are the schools that both teachers and students want to avoid the most.

with a major report on charter schools in the USA. They find that black students are most disproportionally found going to charter schools. They did find White students going to more charter schools out in the west through.

In some cities blacks on average are going to a charter school way more than they would a regular public school.

They found around 45% of charter schools they looked at to be 99-100% made up of black students.

Yale University has come out with plans to deal with the 150 million budget debt they have which includes staff and research cuts.

The AP reports on Central Michigan University breaking ground on a new 24 million medical school building.

The Des Moines Register reports on the state Board of Regents that has agreed to a 6% increase in college tuition rates.

The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports on Georgia technical colleges that are seeing an enrollment spike.

The Sacramento Bee reports on the Yuba Community College District governing board that has taken back a $30,000 raise they had agreed to give district Chancellor Nicki Harrington in January.

The Providence Journal reports on Brown University eying staff reductions and sports cuts to deal with budget problems.

on a new Gallup survey out where 80% of principals surveyed said that having recess is good for student achievement.

on Surrattsville High School that has a computer class where no computers are used and the class has had a tough time finding a real long term substitute teacher for the class as well.

on the local school district now going to have only a hour school delay due to the Superbowl after the state really did not like the two hour idea.

They also report on Franklin Township schools that are looking putting all kindergarten students in one school.