proposes a change in the school calendar.  They have little wiggle room to make changes due to sate rules on when classes can start.

do not want a large-scale online program to be lauched.  They are worried about the quality of the program and the amount of part-time teachers that are going to be used.

stake testing is out.  The author says that these high-stakes accountability mechanisms be dropped and that they produce questionable imprvoement in student learning.

are repeating that grade says this San Antonio Express article.  The number of students repeating that gade level has inched up every year since the 1994-1995 school year.

on the brink of bankruptcy says a former Washington University Dean.  They also have results from a survey saying that the community is not happy about the educational system at all.

The article says that 67% out of the 40 teachers polled said the schools deserved a D or an F rating.  None said the schools deserve a B or A rating.

on states that are looking at the math standards that they have.  States are looking to see if they can trim down what they need to teach to a students.