in getting out test scores to students in the state of Illinois.  It was supposed to come out by October 31st of this year, but got pushed back into January.  Now it is getting pushed back even one more month.

have passed new rules on graduation standards for high school students.  The Democrats wanted to delay the implementation of the bill until they can find out how much this is going to cost.

being recited less and less says this Christian Science Molnitor article.

stabilizes with only a half of one percent drop in the student population.

cutting back the Accelerated Reader program to only free-lunch time, clubs and before or after school.  The district says that scores on the AIMS exam are not going up enough to warrent class time.

Some parents and teachers in the school district do not like this idea at all.

on California teachers is out.  The report says that the state has an almost record amount of teachers teaching for it and the amount of underprepared teachers has dropped by more than half since the 2000-2001 school year.

More teachers in schools with low Academic Performance Index scores have underprepared teachers than schools with high Academic Performance Index scores.  Same goes for Minority rates as well.

The report also talks about discontinued and inactive teacher recruitment programs and how a teacher can get hired in the state.

The final part of the report looks at recommendations the state could pass such as tax incentives to businesses that will hire teachers in the summer time, eliminating barriers to retired teachers to teach in shortage areas, and to create a comprehenive program of grants and loans for prospective teachers to cover costs to name a few.