is much higher than the Texas Education Agency says it is according to this Houston Chronicle. TEA Spokesman DeEtta Culbertson says we stand by our numbers.

The Chicago Sun-Times reports on this summer program to help incoming high school freshman do better in math and reading. Students in the program test well enough to be promoted but below the national average and can get one-half credit as well.

are going on a guess for the school budget this time. The Chicago Public Schools officials would are going for a 5.8 billion dollar budget.

on 25 students and faculty from the Nichols School went over to China to visit the Hangzhou Foreign Language School to look at the Chinese educational system up close. They also went for 11 days to experience life in three Chinese cities.

The also have a secondary article up on some schools in the area that are going to be teaching the Mandarin language.

on weather students in the area get too much homework per day.

in a survey of Americans only was the survey question how many elementary students should learn the Spanish Language and the survey result was 21%.