is partnering up with the University of Houston at Cinco Ranch with a program called “Mastering Our Futures”.  The program gives out scholarships to help create math teachers.

may seek a hike in college tuition rates.  4 bills have been proposed to stop illegal immigrants from getting in-state tuition.

on school children.  Data used in this survey was collected in 2003.

A few stat highlights:

They say that 75% of 12-17 year olds are at the right grade for them which is up from 69% in 1994.

10.7 million kids live in families with incomes under 1500 bucks a month.

41% of students though are on the federally assisted school lunch program.

that the higher you score on the SAT exam the more likely you are going to come back for a second year and go on to graduate with a college degree.

but does not have the money to send his or her kid to a private school they are more likely to try homeschooling to get away from the public school system says reasearch done by National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education.

on students that learn more than one language.