says that overweight kids are more likely to not go to college. Obese girls were 50% less likely to go to college than non-obese girls.

revoked for truants and dropouts in Illinois under a new state law. If you have 18 unexcused absences, are expelled or drop out, can have their licenses revoked until they turn 18.

Great idea.

limit the ability for teachers in the Chicago school district to go on strike. They will have to go under a fact-finding time period like other school districts use if new rules go into place.

The AP reports on this school district that tried to arrange a bus trip of teachers in Michigan who do not have a job in order to lure them to this school district. The trip never took place.

The article gets into the teacher shortage in Kansas.

that is going to streamline the financial aid process by creating a simpler form to fill out.

is going to be getting 31 more pre-k schools. Those schools will hold around 4,000 new kids.