struggling Chicago schools are going to get get graded by a peer instead of the principal to see if they are cut out to be a teacher.

in the state of Connecticut has approved a later start time for the high school students.

in Massachusetts says that more 10th graders are passing the MCAS test.  84% of them passed them exam in 2006.  Only 81% passed the exam in 2005.

reports on how Sequoyah Middle School rose from the “No Child Left Behind” burden. The school has 80% of its students as Spanish-speaking. Good read.

his second major report on the college educational system.   This one says that that teacher training is chaotic.  The report did say that over 25% of the schools he looked had a great  curriculum, but most of the schools are poor leaving them untrained for the college classroom.

I will have my comments on this major must read report up tommorow.

on students having less and less recess time.