with their 2010 diplomas count report.

They say in the past 10 years the nationwide graduation rate went up only by 3.1 percentage points to 68.8%.

Articles such as this one from the Education Week look at way schools districts are talcking the dropout problem.

with a new report looking at elementary students in Massachusetts and how to improving their reading ability.

The people behind the report want to see effective implementation of reading and language interventions for children, early and ongoing assessments of children’s language and learning skills, a redefining of professional education to increase adults’ capacity to assess and support children’s language and reading development, a “language-rich, rigorous, and engaging reading curricula into early education and care settings, as well as PK-3 classrooms”, and amn expanding and strengthening work with families across learning settings and within communities.

The Dallas Morning News reports on More Highland Park seniors staying in Texas for college.

The LA Times reports on California State University that is considering a fee and a tuition hike.

The News & Observer reports on UNC System President Erskine Bowles who hopes that budgets to the college system are not too extreme.

on teachers that wind up tampering with test scores.

They even report on students that are going to be protesting the move to end free bus and subway rides to and from school.

They even report on twice as many elementary and middle school students in the local school this year will have to be in summer school due to poor test scores.

on that was looking to have 28,000 school employees retires this year, but so far only have 14,000.

They also report on a judge that rules teachers can’t intervene in the case as Bobb heads back to court in the DPS case.

on Georgia career academies that are becoming a popular school alternative.

They also report on Cobb county that is going to rehire 500 teachers including 130 special education teachers.