on lawmakers in the state that say new schools are a local responsibility.

on Kansas facing a big hole in school aid due through a drop in students and home values.

on the local school district delaying recommendations on three poor performing schools.

that Alabama schools Superintendent Joe Morton says that teachers in the the state should pay more for health care and retirement benefits to help deal with budget problems.

on the majority of states that are either protecting or increasing the amount of funding for Pre-K.

a new research brief looking at ELL policies. They found that school districts that did poorly with these students did not have a coherent way to teach them and limited classes for them as well.