on after school programs in California. The report says that the demand for after school programs was greater than what the state had thought.

The Baltimore Sun reports on this school that has the Cafeteria and the Gym classroom in the same place. It is a mad dash to for the staff to change from class to class.

The San Diego Union-Tribune reports this school wants to set up an IB program for middle school students to keep students at the school from going to other schools.

Want an extra two weeks in order to decide on the closing of 40 schools.

has released a report on arts education in the California School system. They looked at over 1,100 schools and they found that 89% of them do not offer proper arts education. To meet California standards they have to offer arts in four arts disciplines—music, visual arts, theater, and dance. Only 60% of schools can say they offer one to three of those disciplines.

The reports shows that music class enrollment has dropped big time while the other three disciplines has flat lined over the past couple of years.

They say that California has access to a vast array of arts providers, but mainly leave it up to the teachers to do arts instruction.

The report states that most schools do not have dedicated space for arts instruction and funding is a problem for art supplies.

is out on after-school program in New Hampshire. The report looks at elementary and middle school after-school programs. In the first year of data collection they have found that 62% students in after-school programs have improved academically. It also showed that just over 50% of students in after-school programs have it improved completion of homework and class participation.