on the student loan mess.

Article one is on Matteo Fontana who is an Department Of Education official discloses his stock holdings in a student loan company he had years ago.

The second article is on Walter C. Cathie who is the vice president at Widener University who also created Key West Higher Education Associates which is a consulting company.

that unless lawmakers raise taxes or school aid is going to drop by 125 bucks a student. The school funding shortfall could grow to as much as 527 million by the middle of may.

The Detroit News reports on this school program that is aimed to get students to eat healthier. It started out in one school and has grown to five middle schools in the Ann Arbor Area.

the University of Virginia to establish the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy.

is going to look to see if colleges in the state took bribes from student loan companies.

Even the one from Illinois is looking at a couple of colleges.

is out on students making the mark on achievement tests. The report looks at 67 of the greatest urban school districts.

Findings include:

59% of students passing 4th grade math up from 44% in 2002.
46% of students passing 8th grade math up from 31% in 2002.

55% of students passing 4th grade reading up from 43% in 2002.
42% of students passing 8th grade reading up from 34% in 2002.

Gaps between races in test scores are narrowing for all races in both math and reading.

BUT….

When scores are compared to state wide states they are below the state wide stats.