Looks at changes to state accountability plans as it pertains to the NCLB bill.  They say that states that brought out new testing this year also had to change the annual measurable objectives they had.  An amo for one state equals the passing grade a school must get to meet AYP goals for the NCLB bill.  That change help cause some states to not release testing data before the school year started.

Around 17 states got permission to release testing data late.

The report includes a changes by state table at the end of the report.

The Center on Education Policy looks at this program created by Tony Blair to fix schools all across London.
The program is divided into three levels.  Level one provides programs and resources to all schools within London.  Level two which includes 70 of the least performing schools In London get individualized consulting plans from London Challenge advisors to help the schools improve.  Level three targets five London boroughs with major problems to improve academics.

not reduce learning gaps between races says a new report out from the RAND Corporation.  They looked at data from 7,897 students collected while in kindergarten, first grade, third grade and finally in the fifth grade.

going to be required by students in New Jersey in order for them to graduate from high school.

is now going to offer the Mandarin Chinese to its students instead of the German language.  Students at this school go to language class for 30-35 minutes each day.

nationaly certified teachers, but most of those teachers work in the more affluent areas says research done by the News & Observer.  In the wealthy areas it can be as many as 17 teachers per 1000 kids versus a low of 5 teachers per 1000 kids in the poor areas.