on the Scripps National Spelling Bee that is always wide open.

The Hartford Courant reports on the state sending in a 1,300 page application to get more federal funding for education.

The Houston Chronicle reports on the Texas Gov. that is not going to be going after more money from the federal government for education.

The LA Times reports on California sending in an application to get more federal money for education.

The Sacramento Bee reports on five area school districts going after more money for education.

The AP reports on 35 states and the D.C. area that is going to try to get more money from the federal government.

The New York Times reports on new national academic standards that have been released today.

The AP though reports on Wisconsin that is going to be adopting national education standards.

The Detroit News reports on weather teachers in the state should keep the generous benefits they should have.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer though has an article out on how teachers should wind up getting evaluated.

The Christian Science Monitor is out with a bunch of college related articles:

One is on global economics and a crisis of confidence that may be pushing the US down in rankings among top universities.

The second article is on colleges that are fine tuning college degrees to give them more job market relevance.

The third article is on little consensus that is out on what the college rankings actually mean.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports on Cuyahoga Community College having a record number of summer students.

The News & Observer reports on the The state Senate is expected to consider today a $450 million bond package that would pay for university and college projects in North Carolina.

The USA Today has an article up on the ethical debate that surrounds U.S. colleges’ use of international recruiters.

on Spring Creek Elementary students that sit on big and bouncy balls to learn.

on a new proposal that would extend the school day by two hours at 100 low performing schools by using a combination of laptop computers, instructional software and non-teachers.