The USA Today has an article up on few options being available to help pay off private student loans.

The New York Times reports on The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that is taking an in-depth look at some private companies offering loans because of their high default rates.

The New York Times reports on efforts that are under way in Texas to tie college to job needs.

The Chicago Sun Times reports on the local school district offering schools $100,000 bonuses for great longer-day ideas.

The Chicago Tribune reports on CPS releasing guidelines for longer school day.

saying that teacher evaluations in the classroom need to happen more than once a year and that High-quality classroom observations require clear, specific standards along with well trained and certified evaluators.

The New York Times reports on the new NBER study out showcasing how much a good a teacher is worth long term a student. A good teacher can be worth 250,000 bucks lifetime in earnings.

Click me for executive summary of the report.

has a look at college grads and unemployment rate based on your major. Architecture and the arts are topping the list.

The Miami Herald reports on two lawyers who teach in high school.

They also report on more high schools in the state getting high marks from the state.

The New York Times reports on teachers in Idaho resisting the push to technology in the classroom.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on Nutter taking aim at low-performing Philadelphia schools by getting rid of 50,000 seats at low performing schools in the local school district.

The Post Dispatch reports on More St. Louis-area students relying on free and reduced-price school lunches.

Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/more-st-louis-area-students-rely-on-free-reduced-price/article_88b560a3-0da0-5865-a4cf-4ffbccb65d37.html#ixzz1iVubvPlN

The Post Dispatch reports on minimal changes to Pell Grants that are met with a sigh of relief.

The Philadelphia Inquirer is out with a new article on how much homework is to much.

They also report on the Phila. School District sending out 1,400 layoff notices to blue-collar union.