on colleges are recruiting college students that are going to blog about their daily life. In some cases they are going to pay them to blog.

special report on the pension mess looks at politics stalling reforms of this problem.

on preschools is out. The report looks at 15 states in the southern part of the USA.

The reports shows that a higher percentage of 3 and 4 year olds go to preschool in the south than other areas in the USA. The only states that require preschool for students are only in the south.

The report showcases a lot of data from other reports. One set of data shows that the most of the states in the south have the highest pre-k standards.

on the Michigan Pension problem they look at Paulette Strong who worked 102 hours for $6.50 an hour as a school aid. For her low pay job she will now get low cost medical and dental insurance until she dies worth an estimated 150 grand.

on college cost problems are not being just a USA thing. It looks at places in Europe ans in Canada.

a set of revised math curriculum standards. In the new standards Algebra 1 moves down into the 8th grade level. Funding though to train the teachers is going to be on the big hurdles to get this idea passed.