CNN reports on the Harlem RBI program that combines an intensive reading and literacy program with baseball and softball in an attempt to stop summer brain drain.

The LA Times reports on new study by Policy Analysis for California Education saying that reading gains have slowed down in some states. The Department of Education is calling the study flawed.

The Miami Herald reports on the Life Skills Center of Miami-Dade that helps students who do not want to attend a traditional high school the chance to graduate

The Oregonian says that the graduation data for blacks is much higher than what was listed in the Education Week report on dropout rates. It did not include data on 708 students from schools in the city of Portland that the Department of Education did not recieve.

The Sacramento Bee reports that the state Legislature will give some more money to students to help them pass the state exit exam.

The William And Mary School of Education reports that being National Board Certified does not imporove classroom scores