on parents and community members asking Portland Public Schools to focus on improving achievement and not on closing schools.

on dozens of Wake County parents pleading for changes in school calendars.

on charter school operators not really winning many bids to run some schools.

on state eighth and tenth grade test scores on the rise.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports on one Cleveland high school senior that is going to be a getting a scholarship that will allow them to study at the medical school at Case Western Reserve University free of charge.

The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports on colleges and students in the state bracing for more cuts.

They also report on private colleges in the state cutting positions and programs.

The USA Today has an article up on the Tea Party Movement that may cause a new college building to not be built.

They also report on colleges that have “drop-out” insurance.

on more oversight needed on charter schools as funding grows.

They also report on the City and Teachers’ Union near contract mediation.