having trouble finding enough students to them due the massive drop in the birth over the past decade. A few colleges have gone under because of this.

have failed to meet minimum standards. Sate law says no more than 15% can be failing.

on students who once were accepted to a high end school, but now are not going do to slacking off in the final year of high school. UCLA alone has dumped 25 candidates and the number could go up to as high as 90 after all the high school transcripts come in.

lowering its planned 13% tuition increase down to 5.3%

are going get a 2,000 pay increase. That will pay them 44,000 to start for the 2007-2008 school year.

in summer school has dropped in the Chicago area, but more students are in summer school who have passed state testing standards but lack requirements in other areas to move onto the next grade level.

The Chicago Sun-Times also reports on this as well.