on just Texas High school dropouts is out.

They say that the 2005 High School Graduation rate is only 67% with more than 119 thousand not graduating from high school. The public cost for one year of these dropouts is 377 million bucks or a whopping 19 billion over a 50 year time period. They go on to say that the state spends more money per year on a dropout then a regular school children if you exclude local and federal funding sources.

The reports says that 2 billion per year in taxes is missed due to these dropouts. Medicaid costs for these dropouts comes in at 321 million a year from the state.

in the public school system who stopped being a teacher left to do something other than teaching says a new NCES report.

The report also says that 65% of leavers says the new job they have better Manageability of workload and a better Ability to balance personal life and work.

The Washington Post Reports on this school that does not have tests or homework.

on the low amount of school counselors the state has.

looks at the small amount of minority college professors.

They even have video interviews up with three minority people that will become teachers.

The News & Observer reports on this program that the university has created that will provide financial support for people that will take on a community project even in far away Latin America.